Summary Sub-Saharan Africa is undergoing epidemiological transition. Stroke and other
vascular diseases increasingly contribute to the burden of disease. There are no systematic …

AIMS: To report on the association between certain components of the metabolic
syndrome/Insulin resistance, gender, cardiovascular diseases and Helicobacter (H.) pylori …

Objective: To determine potential predictors of good outcome in primary medium to large
intracerebral haemorrhages (ICH) which could be useful for selecting patients for surgical …

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 …

The looming epidemic of stroke and other chronic non-communicable diseases associated
with lifestyle and demographic transitions occurring all over the world is increasingly being …

Background Helicobacter pylori is now incriminated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.
Objective To examine the importance of H. pylori infection as a cardiovascular disease …

Background: There is increasing evidence on the prognostic significance of D-dimer and
fibrinolysis in stroke. However, the systematic analysis of their relationship with adverse …

Objective: To identify case fatality rates and predictors of stroke in a private clinic in
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Methods: Two hundred and twelve black Africans …

Background and Purpose: Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) constitutes now 52% of all
strokes. Despite of its deadly pattern, locally there is no clinical grading scale for ICH-related …

Stineman MG, Ross R, Maislin G, Fiedler RC, Granger CV. Risks of acute hospital transfer
and mortality during stroke rehabilitation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2003; 84: 712-8 …