Acute Stroke Registry Malaysia, 2010-2014: Results from the National Neurology Registry

Background: Stroke remains a major health burden worldwide. The incidence and prevalence rates of stroke are decreasing in developed countries, an opposite trend is taking place in the Asia Pacific, where an increasing number of patients are being diagnosed with acute stroke. The results of the present study on acute stroke in multi-ethnic Malaysia will significantly contribute to the global stroke epidemiological data. We aimed to present epidemiological data of stroke including incidence and prevalence rates as well as associated risk factors from a prospective nationwide hospital-based registry from 2010 to 2014.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 31, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Zariah A. Aziz, Yvonne Y.L. Lee, Bahari Awang Ngah, Norsima Nafizah Sidek, Irene Looi, Md. Rafia Hanip, Hamidon B. Basri Source Type: research