Background and Purpose—Comparison of incidence and case-fatality rates for stroke in
different countries may increase our understanding of the etiology of the disease, its natural …

Background. Although the burden of stroke in terms of mortality and disability has been well
documented in previous years, data after 2000 are limited. Therefore, the aim of this paper …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In Germany, basic data on stroke morbidity are lacking. So
far only routine mortality statistics have provided information on epidemiology of stroke …

Background and Purpose—Comparable data on stroke incidence across European
countries are lacking because previous studies have used different methods of case …

Despite major improvements in primary prevention and acute treatment over the last
decades, stroke is still a devastating disease. At the beginning of the 21st century, the age …

Reliable data on stroke incidence and prevalence are essential for calculating the burden of
stroke and the planning of prevention and treatment of stroke patients. In the current study …

Background and purpose: Comparable data on stroke incidence across European countries
are lacking because previous studies have used different methods of case ascertainment …

This overview of population-based studies of incidence, prevalence, mortality, and case-
fatality of stroke was based on studies from 1990. Incidence (first stroke in an individual's …

Background and Purpose Stroke mortality has been declining in Finland during the past 20
years. It is not known, however, whether this favorable development is attributable to the …

Based on routine mortality statistics, stroke mortality is declining rapidly in most West and
North European countries, whereas no such decline is seen in East Europe. The WHQ …