Leading health experts from the Middle East and North African region gathered in the city of Dubai to participate in the second Stroke Academy held this week.
The experts from the UAE have raised concerns over the disease and over a lack of expertise in physicians who are failing to diagnose the condition or the symptoms that can lead to permanent disability. Experts pointed out that it has emerged as the fifth leading cause of death in people aged 15 to 59 years and the condition could claim 2,000 lives by 2017.