Background The burden of stroke is high in sub-Saharan Africa; however, few data are
available on long-term mortality. Objective To estimate over one-month stroke case fatality in …

Background: The burden of stroke (a leading cause of disability and mortality) in Africa
appears to be increasing, but a systematic review of the best available data to support or …

Background Stroke is increasingly becoming a challenging public health issue in Africa, and
the non-availability of data has limited research output and consequently the response to …

Background About three quarters of stroke deaths occur in developing countries including
those in sub-Saharan African. Short and long-term stroke fatality data are needed for health …

Background and methods Stroke incidence and mortality are reported to have increased in
the Middle-East and North African (MENA) countries during the last decade. This was a …

Stroke is the second leading cause of death in the world. In the Middle East and North Africa
stroke is increasingly becoming a major health problem, with projections that deaths from it …

Background: Stroke is a major global cause of death and disability. Most strokes occur in
populations of low-middle-income country (LMIC); therefore, the subsequent disease burden …

Objective: To identify case fatality rates and predictors of stroke in a private clinic in
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Methods: Two hundred and twelve black Africans …

Introduction. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), there is a significant burden of ischemic stroke
(IS) and hemorrhagic stroke (HS), although data on risk factors for each type are sparse. In …

Background: There is limited information on long-term outcomes after stroke in sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA). Current estimates of case fatality rate (CFR) in SSA are based on small sample …