Background Stroke is the second-leading global cause of death behind heart disease in
2013 and is a major cause of permanent disability. The burden of stroke in terms of mortality …

The early part of the new millennium witnessed reports of a growing burden of
cardiovascular disease in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However the contribution of ischemic …

Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries face a growing burden of cardiovascular disease
(CVD), attributed to economic, nutritional, demographic, and epidemiological transitions …

Abstract Background Stroke data from Sierra Leone is limited, despite the increase in global
burden of the disease. The aim of this study was to assess the risk factors, clinical outcomes …

Background: Stroke is the third leading cause of death worldwide. Stroke mortality has been
noted to be higher in blacks in biracial studies. There have been few studies on stroke …

Stroke is one of the commonest causes of morbidity and mortality among non-communicable
diseases. Its occurrence has been significantly increasing in Sub Saharan Africa in the last …

Background: Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the leading cause of adult
disability worldwide. A better understanding of stroke risk factors and outcome may help …

Background The global burden of stroke epidemiology is changing rapidly. Over the 1990–
2013 periods, there was a significant increase in the absolute number of deaths and incident …

This study aims to identify the predictors in the different aspects of the health‐related quality
of life (HRQoL) and to measure the changes of functional status over time in a cohort of …

Methods This is a retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study, carried out in the
Departments of Medicine at the LAUTECH Teaching hospital, Ogbomoso and General …