ReviewNature reviews. Neurology2021
Stroke in Africa: profile, progress, prospects and priorities.
Review in Nature reviews. Neurology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07386535 (Innovative Tools to Expand Music-Inspired Strategies for Blood Pressure and Stroke Prevention), which is not on this map. Cited by 182 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Innovative Tools to Expand Music-Inspired Strategies for Blood Pressure and Stroke Prevention
Who cites it
182 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 296 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence of cardiometabolic diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Global health action · 2025Pooled it
- Development of a high-performing, cost-effective and inclusive Afrocentric predictive model for stroke: a meta-analysis approach.BMC neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Tertiary prevention interventions for patients with stroke in African countries: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
- Prehospital delay and associated factors among stroke patients in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Alcohol Use and Types and Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.European neurology · 2025Pooled it
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- Novel functional insights into ischemic stroke biology provided by the first genome-wide association study of stroke in indigenous Africans.Genome medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Neural effects of acupuncture on stroke patients with motor dysfunction: an activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Stroke in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the incidence and case-fatality rates.International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society · 2023Pooled it
- Trends and Clinical Characteristics of HIV and Cerebrovascular Disease in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) Between 1990 and 2021.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2022Pooled it
- Transcranial ultrasonography in the detection of cerebrovascular accident: a systematic review and bivariate random-effects meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurologyPooled it
- Phone-Based Intervention Under Nurse Guidance for Control of Hypertension After Stroke: A Randomized Multicenter Phase 3 Trial in Ghana.Circulation · 2026Trial
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- Data-driven upper limb sensorimotor recovery prediction in patients with stroke: A prospective cohort study.MethodsX · 2026Article
- Hepatorenal and Full Blood Count Profiles of Stroke Survivors Compared With Controls: A Case-Control Study.FASEB bioAdvances · 2026Article
- Low-cost Rehabilitation Solutions: Lessons From LMIC Settings.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2026Review
- Value of CT perfusion imaging in wake-up strokes - a comparative study of patients qualifying for thrombolysis vs those not suitable for thrombolysis.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2026Article
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- Bibliometric Analysis of Global Research Activity on Stroke Mortality: 1961-2024.Neuroepidemiology · 2026Article
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13 authors at 8 institutions in 8 countries.
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Abstract
Stroke is a leading cause of disability, dementia and death worldwide. Approximately 70% of deaths from stroke and 87% of stroke-related disability occur in low-income and middle-income countries. At the turn of the century, the most common diseases in Africa were communicable diseases, whereas non-communicable diseases, including stroke, were considered rare, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. However, evidence indicates that, today, Africa could have up to 2-3-fold greater rates of stroke incidence and higher stroke prevalence than western Europe and the USA. In Africa, data published within the past decade show that stroke has an annual incidence rate of up to 316 per 100,000, a prevalence of up to 1,460 per 100,000 and a 3-year fatality rate greater than 80%. Moreover, many Africans have a stroke within the fourth to sixth decades of life, with serious implications for the individual, their family and society. This age profile is particularly important as strokes in younger people tend to result in a greater loss of self-worth and socioeconomic productivity than in older individuals. Emerging insights from research into stroke epidemiology, genetics, prevention, care and outcomes offer great prospects for tackling the growing burden of stroke on the continent. In this article, we review the unique profile of stroke in Africa and summarize current knowledge on stroke epidemiology, genetics, prevention, acute care, rehabilitation, outcomes, cost of care and awareness. We also discuss knowledge gaps, emerging priorities and future directions of stroke medicine for the more than 1 billion people who live in Africa.
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