The increasing global stroke burden strongly suggests that currently implemented primary
stroke prevention strategies are not sufficiently effective, and new primary prevention …

Despite the availability of thrombolytic and endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke,
many patients are ineligible due to delayed hospital arrival. The identification of factors …

Background: There is a pressing need to contribute evidence to the improvement in the early
identification of signs and symptoms associated with strokes, and address the treatment …

The socioeconomic and health effect of stroke and other noncommunicable disorders
(NCDs) that share many of the same risk factors with stroke, such as heart attack, dementia …

Background Urgent assessment is essential after stroke. Several countries have had public
education campaigns, based on the FAST (Face-Arm-Speech-Time) test to reduce delays in …

Background and Purpose—Previous studies have identified an array of morbidities following
traumatic brain injury (TBI), including certain neurological disorders. However, no direct …

Objectives: Adequate awareness of cardiovascular disease (CVD) may help in its prevention
and control. Therefore, we evaluated knowledge among the general population of stroke …

Background: Despite recent advances in acute stroke care, only 1–8% of patients can
receive reperfusion therapies, mainly because of prehospital delay (PHD). Objective: This …

This study aimed to explore pre-hospital delay and its associated factors in first-ever stroke
registered in communities from three cities in China. The rates of delay greater than or equal …

Background—A dynamic change in industry, lifestyle, and healthcare structure brings a
corresponding change in disease patterns. Limited data exist with respect to secular trends …