Case fatality rates of subarachnoid hemorrhage are decreasing with substantial between-country variation: a systematic review of population-based studies between …

K Mahlamäki, I Rautalin, M Korja - Neuroepidemiology, 2023 - karger.com
Background: The declining prevalence of smoking and hypertension has been associated
with the decrease of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) incidence in the 21st century. Since …

Perioperative stroke

JP Fanning, BCV Campbell, R Bulbulia… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Ischaemic or haemorrhagic perioperative stroke (that is, stroke occurring during or within 30
days following surgery) can be a devastating complication following surgery. Incidence is …

Association of ambient particulate matter pollution of different sizes with in-hospital case fatality among stroke patients in China

M Cai, S Zhang, X Lin, Z Qian, SE McMillin, Y Yang… - Neurology, 2022 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives To characterize the association of ambient particulate matter
(PM) pollution of different sizes (PM≤ 1 µm in aerodynamic diameter [PM1], PM2. 5, and …

Patient-level and system-level determinants of stroke fatality across 16 large hospitals in Ghana and Nigeria: a prospective cohort study

FS Sarfo, OM Akpa, B Ovbiagele, A Akpalu… - The Lancet Global …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Every minute, six indigenous Africans develop new strokes. Patient-level and
system-level contributors to early stroke fatality in this region are yet to be delineated. We …

Stroke in Sierra Leone: case fatality rate and functional outcome after stroke in Freetown

D Youkee, GF Deen, M Baldeh… - … Journal of Stroke, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

Predictors of short-and long-term mortality in ischemic stroke: a community-based study in Brno, Czech Republic

T Bryndziar, D Matyskova, P Sedova… - Cerebrovascular …, 2022 - karger.com
Abstract Background and Objective: Short-and long-term mortality following ischemic stroke
(IS) and their predictors have not been defined in the Czech population, and studies on long …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial heterogeneity of occlusive thrombus in acute ischemic stroke: A systematic review

DD LaGrange, P Reymond, O Brina, R Zboray… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Following the advent of mechanical thrombectomy, occlusive clots in ischemic stroke have
been amply characterized using conventional histopathology. Many studies have …

Sex Differences in Case Fatality of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review

A Asikainen, M Korja, J Kaprio, I Rautalin - Neuroepidemiology, 2024 - karger.com
Introduction: Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is more common in women than
in men, contrary to most cardiovascular diseases. However, it is unclear whether the case …

Risk factors for 30-day in-hospital mortality for in-patient with stroke in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Ackah, CO Yeboah, L Ameyaw - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction While individual studies have reported on in-hospital stroke mortality rates in
sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the estimates are highly variable and inconclusive, buttressing …

Long-term trends in stroke management and burden among low-income women in a rural area from China (1992–2019): a prospective population-based study

X Tian, J Liu, C Yu, Y Hou, C Zhan, Q Lin… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Although an increasing number of studies are considering sex-related differences in stroke
burden, the trends in stroke burden and management among women in China, especially …