A Prospective Stroke Register in Sierra Leone: Demographics, Stroke Type, Stroke Care and Hospital Outcomes

A Prospective Stroke Register in Sierra Leone: Demographics, Stroke Type, Stroke Care and Hospital Outcomes

Introduction: Stroke is the second most common cause of adult death in Africa. This study reports the demographics, stroke types, stroke care and hospital outcomes for stroke in Freetown, Sierra Leone.Methods: A prospective observational register recorded all patients 18 years and over with stroke b...

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Main Authors: Daniel Youkee, Gibrilla Deen, Edward Barrett, Julia Fox-Rushby, Israel Johnson, Peter Langhorne, Andrew Leather, Iain J. Marshall, Jessica O'Hara, Anthony Rudd, Albert Sama, Christella Scott, Melvina Thompson, Hatem Wafa, Jurate Wall, Yanzhong Wang, Caroline Watkins, Charles Wolfe, Durodami Radcliffe Lisk, Catherine Mary Sackley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
stroke
registry
Sierra Leone
intracerebral haemorrhage
lower middle income country
Sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.712060/full

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