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Stroke subtypes and factors associated with ischemic stroke in Kinshasa, Central Africa.
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- Risk profile, clinical presentation, and determinants of stroke subtypes among patients with stroke admitted to public referral hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia in 2021: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
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- Reliability of Two Ankle-Brachial Index Methods to Predict Silent Lacunar Infarcts: A Population-Based Study in Stroke-Free Older Adults (the Atahualpa Project).The International journal of angiology : official publication of the International College of Angiology, Inc · 2016Article
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Abstract
background and purposeIschemic stroke causes death and disability worldwide. Better understanding and controlling factors associated will improve the prevention of the disease. This study reviews records of patients with ischemic stroke in Central Africa. MATERIAL AND
methodsPatients of Bantu ethnicity with clinical diagnosis of stroke and lesion on computed tomography scan from January 2011 to December 2012 were selected. Computed tomographic subtypes of ischemic stroke and factors associated were considered with tropical seasonal variation.
resultsOf the 303 first-ever stroke patients (average age 53 years old, range 3- 84 years old; 62% male) were included in the study. The prevalence of computed tomography stroke subtypes was: lacunar infarct (63%) and non lacunar infarct lesion (37%). Silent brain infarct was seen in 9 % of patients. Prevalence of factors associated with ischemic stroke was: age≥60 years old (55%); male gender (63%), chronic and uncontrolled hypertension (54%) and type 2 Diabetes mellitus (11%). A seasonal high prevalence was observed in warmer season (p < 0.05).
conclusionsThis study shows a high prevalence of lacunar infarct than non lacunar in Bantu of Central Africa.
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