Stroke symptoms, risk factors awareness and personal decision making in Chile. A national survey

Stroke is the second main cause of death and the first cause of acquired disability in the world.1 Even though there is a slight decrease in its incidence, DALYs and mortality rates in Latin America since 1990, the absolute numbers are increasing due to rapid population aging. In 2019 e there were 30,704 discharges of a new or recurrent stroke and 7,989 deaths related to stroke becoming the second main specific cause of death in Chile.23 Reperfusion therapy rates are low in Latin America,4-6 with many possible barriers including inequity in accessing complex systems of care for stroke.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research