A retrospective epidemiological study on the first episode of stroke in young adults aged 15–
44 years was carried out in the territory of the Local Health Unit No. 9 in Reggio Emilia …

Background and Purpose Changes in stroke incidence are likely to occur as a consequence
of aging of the population, but evidence for this hypothesis is lacking. Methods A prospective …

Background and Purpose—Although a lower incidence of stroke has been observed in the
Mediterranean area compared to other European countries, this is based on only a few …

Background and Purpose We sought to register the incidence rate, risk factors, and case-
fatality rate of all the new cases of first-ever-in-a-lifetime stroke in the province of Belluno …

Background and Purpose—We carried out a door-to-door survey in rural areas of the
Cordillera Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. A cluster sample of 10 124 inhabitants …

This study reviews available data on stroke epidemiology in Italy. Data were identified
through Medline/PubMed, Embase, and from reference lists, related articles, and citation …

Objective: To determine the prevalence of stroke and its distribution by age, sex and clinical
type, and to use the outcomes for prevention, care and rehabilitation. Design/Method: The …

We determined the incidence, risk factors, and short-term mortality of stroke in a well-defined
area of southern Italy, ie the city of Vittoria, Sicily (58 833 inhabitants). The medical recores …

Over an 18-month period, all incident cases of neurological disorders were ascertained
prospectively in an unselected urban population based in 13 general practices in the …

Background Bulgaria's official stroke mortality rates are higher for rural than urban areas.
Official mortality data has indicated that these rates are amongst the highest in Europe …