Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of stroke and transient ischaemic attack in the elderly
population, including the oldest residents, of a rural Italian community. Methods: A door-to …

Background: Epidemiological data are essential to estimate the burden of stroke. We
evaluated stroke incidence in older Italians and the effect of first-ever stroke on survival and …

Stroke occurs particularly frequently in elderly people and, being more often disabling than
fatal, entails a high social burden. The predictors of stroke mortality have been identified in …

Most epidemiological surveys in the Italian population, have concentrated on areas of
northern and central Italy. The incidence of the first‐ever ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes …

Objective: Our aim was to assess prevalence rates of cerebrovascular disease (CVD; stroke
and transient ischemic attacks) according to age and gender in three populations in central …

The authors estimated stroke frequency in Europe using data from six population-based
studies that were analyzed separately and also pooled. Overall, these surveys comprised …

Objectives: To compare stroke incidence rates among comparable registries and to make
correlations with aging of the resident populations. Methods: This correlation study included …

Population ageing and improved healthcare may lead to an increase in the prevalence of
stroke. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of stroke and stroke-related …

We investigated the incidence of first-ever stroke in three Sicilian municipalities over the
years 1984–1987. Case ascertainment involved two approaches: a doorto-door two-phase …

The aim of this study was to present the prevalence of stroke from a pilot study in old people.
The urban site sample (Madrid) was made up of 397 subjects and the rural site sample …