Background Data on stroke epidemiology and availability of hospital-based stroke services
around the world are important for guiding policy decisions and healthcare planning. Aims …

Background Up to date data on incidence, mortality, and case-fatality for stroke are important
for setting the agenda for prevention and healthcare. Aims and/or hypothesis We aim to …

Because of the growing size and aging of the world's population, the global burden of stroke
is increasing dramatically. Current epidemiological data indicate that 16.9 million people …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the major cardiac rhythm disturbances, responsible for a high
rate of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular morbidity and mortality, resulting in a high health …

Background and Purpose—Population-based studies provide the most reliable data on
stroke incidence. A previous systematic review of population-based studies suggested that …

Importance Overall stroke incidence is falling in high-income countries, but data on time
trends in incidence of young stroke (ie, stroke in individuals younger than 55 years) are …

Background and Purpose—Carotid bulb diaphragm (CBD) has been described in young
carotid ischemic stroke (CIS) patients, especially in blacks. However, the prevalence of CBD …

Background High‐income country studies show unfavorable trends in stroke incidence (SI)
in younger populations. We aimed to estimate temporal change in SI disaggregated by age …

Introduction: Recent research has highlighted an increased incidence of ischemic stroke (IS)
in young adults, along with a higher percentage of vascular risk factors at younger ages …

Background and Purpose Recent epidemiological data indicate that the absolute number of
hemorrhagic stroke cases increased by 47% between 1990 and 2010 and continued to …