Trends in Stroke Incidence and 28-Day Case Fatality in a Nationwide Stroke Registry of a Multiethnic Asian Population [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusion—
This is the first countrywide hospital-based registry study in a multiethnic Asian population, and it revealed marked overall reductions in stroke incidence and case fatality. However, it also identified important population groups with less favorable trends, especially younger adults and those of Malay ethnicity.

Source: Stroke - September 28, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Tan, C. S., Muller-Riemenschneider, F., Ng, S. H. X., Tan, P. Z., Chan, B. P. L., Tang, K.-F., Ahmad, A., Kong, K. H., Chang, H. M., Chow, K. Y., Koh, G. C.-H., Venketasubramanian, N., for the Singapore Stroke Registry Tags: Epidemiology Clinical Sciences Source Type: research