Background and purpose: Prediction of stroke impact provides essential information for
healthcare planning and priority setting. We aim to estimate 30-year projections of stroke …

Background and Purpose—The number of stroke patients and the healthcare costs of
strokes are expected to rise. The objective of this study was to determine the direct costs of …

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—This article aims to make projections of future trends in stroke
mortality in the Year 2030 based on recent trends in stroke mortality in 7 Western European …

Background and Purpose—In the near future, the number of stroke patients and their related
healthcare costs are expected to rise. The purpose of this study was to estimate this …

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 …

Methods This study provides estimates of future numbers of stroke patients in the German
federal state of Hesse up to the year 2050. The calculations are based on data obtained …

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

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 stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide, no
comprehensive and comparable assessment of incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability …