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

Purpose—The aim of this statement is to summarize data on stroke risk factors that are
unique to and more common in women than men and to expand on the data provided in …

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—Acute aortic dissection is a preventable life-threatening condition. However,
there have been no prospective population-based studies of incidence or outcome to inform …

This systematic review of population-based studies of the incidence and early (21 days to 1
month) case fatality of stroke is based on studies published from 1970 to 2008. Stroke …

Background and Purpose—Epidemiological studies, mainly based on Western European
surveys, have shown that stroke is more common in men than in women. In recent years, sex …

Background Recent improvements in the monitoring and modelling of stroke have led to
more reliable estimates of stroke mortality and burden worldwide. However, little is known …

Stroke caused an estimated 5· 7 million deaths in 2005, and 87% of these deaths were in
low-income and middle-income countries. Without intervention, the number of global deaths …

Objective: To estimate the current incidence and prevalence in the United States of 12
neurologic disorders. Methods: We summarize the strongest evidence available, using data …

Background Acute coronary, cerebrovascular, and peripheral vascular events have common
underlying arterial pathology, risk factors, and preventive treatments, but they are rarely …