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Table 2 Reasons Reported by Patients for pre-hospital delay, Aydin, 2005

From: Multiple Causes for Delay in Arrival at Hospital in Acute Stroke Patients in Aydin, Turkey

Reasons

n

%*

Waiting for symptoms to go away

11

35.5

Not realizing the urgency of seeking medical help

10

32.3

Stroke while sleeping

6

19.4

Not able to call for help

4

13.3

Taking medicine and waiting for it to take effec

2

6.5

Calling doctor to come to the home

1

3.2

  1. *%s are taken from stated reasons because patients were allowed to cite more than one reason for pre-hospital delay.