Stroke in human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): a systematic review

A Abdallah, JL Chang, CB O'Carroll, A Musubire… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is associated with worse
outcomes after stroke, but this association is less well-described in sub-Saharan Africa …

Prevalence and characteristics of HIV-associated stroke in a tertiary hospital setting in South Africa

C Corbett, N Brey, RD Pitcher, S O'hagan… - Neurology, 2022 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives Antiretroviral treatment (ART) era HIV-associated stroke data
from sub-Saharan Africa are limited. We determined the prevalence of HIV in patients …

Risk factors and outcomes of HIV-associated stroke in Zambia

S Zimba, A Nutakki, L Chishimba, M Chomba… - Aids, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To compare risk factors and clinical outcomes between people with HIV (PWH)
and HIV-uninfected (HIV−) adults with stroke hospitalized in Zambia. Methods: We …

An analysis of stroke risk factors by HIV serostatus in Uganda: implications for stroke prevention in sub-Saharan Africa

AA Mbonde, J Chang, A Musubire, S Okello… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective HIV infection is an important stroke risk factor in sub-Saharan Africa. However,
data on stroke risk factors in the era of antiretroviral therapy (ART) are sparse. We aimed to …

Stroke and HIV in Botswana: A prospective study of risk factors and outcomes

DR Bearden, B Omech, I Rulaganyang… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective HIV is associated with an increased risk of stroke, but there are sparse data on risk
factors for stroke in people living with HIV in Sub-Saharan African. The goal of this study was …

Stroke outcomes in Malawi, a country with high prevalence of HIV: a prospective follow-up study

T Heikinheimo, D Chimbayo, JJ Kumwenda… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Stroke contributes significantly to disability and mortality in developing
countries yet little is known about the determinants of stroke outcomes in such countries …

Risk factors for stroke occurrence in a low HIV endemic West African country: a case-control study

FS Sarfo, O Opare-Sem, M Agyei, J Akassi… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background HIV infection is an emerging vascular risk factor associated with stroke
occurrence. The weight of evidence from sub-Saharan Africa in support of this has accrued …

The role of human immunodeficiency virus–associated vasculopathy in the etiology of stroke

LA Benjamin, TJ Allain, H Mzinganjira… - The Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a recognized risk factor for
stroke among young populations, but the exact mechanisms are poorly understood. We …

Stroke in HIV-infected African Americans: a retrospective cohort study

KT Thakur, JL Lyons, BR Smith, RT Shinohara… - Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
The risk of having a first stroke is nearly twice as high among African Americans compared
to Caucasians. HIV/AIDS is an independent risk factor for stroke. Our study aimed to report …

Stroke and HIV‐associated neurological complications: A retrospective nationwide study

UK Patel, P Malik, Y Li, A Habib, S Shah… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
There is an increased risk of stroke and other neurological complications in human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients with no large population‐based studies in the …