Prevalence of stroke survival in rural communities living in northern Peru.

<h4>Background and purpose</h4>Stroke is the leading cause of neurological impairment in the South American Andean region. However, the epidemiology of stroke in the region has been poorly characterized.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a staged three-phase population-based study...

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Main Authors: Luz M Moyano, Silvia M Montano, Percy Vilchez Barreto, Narcisa Reto, Luis Larrauri, Nicanor Mori, Mario Cornejo-Olivas, Erik Guevara-Silva, Fernando Urizar, Enrique Najar, Ricardo Gamboa, Cintya Azabache, Raquel Herrer Ticse, Lucia Bolivar-Herrada, Alex Doud, Peggy Martinez, J Jaime Miranda, Joseph R Zunt, Hector H García, Cysticercosis Working Group for Peru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254440