ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2022
Stroke units in Nigeria: a report from a nationwide organizational cross-sectional survey.
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- The State of Neurovascular Surgery in Nigeria: Past, Present, and Future.Neurosurgery practice · 2026Review
- Delays in the Stroke Care Pathway in a Low-Income Setting: An Audit Study from Mozambique.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Observational
- Knowledge and perception of stroke management practices among middle-aged residents of Otolo community in Nnewi North Local Government Area, Nigeria.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
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- Global stroke statistics 2023: Availability of reperfusion services around the world.International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society · 2024Review
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Abstract
Introduction: stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability in Nigeria. Stroke unit care is crucial for reducing mortality and morbidity in stroke. This study describes the stroke units' structure, organization, and care process in Nigerian tertiary hospitals. Methods: this study is a cross-sectional descriptive organizational survey-based study using an online structured questionnaire to collect information on the stroke units. Results: five (8.6%) out of 58 hospitals had a stroke unit. The number of beds ranged between 10 and 27 with the coverage of hospital stroke patients ranging from 24% to 100%. All the centers had a multidisciplinary team for their unit. The basic required investigations like computerized tomography and electrocardiography were available in the centers. Thrombolytic therapy coverage was suboptimal in all the centers due to prolonged onset-to-arrival times and inaccessibility of thrombolytic medications. Conclusion: there has been some progress in stroke unit availability since the country´s first stroke unit was established over a decade ago. However, there is still the need to create more stroke units in Nigeria and improve reperfusion therapy coverage.
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