Urban Versus Rural Egypt: Stroke Risk Factors and Clinical Profile: Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Background: Egypt is a densely populated country with living habits and health care services that differ from urban to rural regions. We aimed to study how characteristics of stroke vary among these regions. Methods: This is a cross-sectional observational study of ischemic stroke, thus hemorrhagic and venous strokes were excluded. A total of 1475 ischemic stroke patients were recruited for analysis from a tertiary hospital in Cairo representing urban area and from a secondary care hospital in Suhag representing rural region.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 11, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Nevine M. El Nahas, Hossam M. Shokri, Tamer M. Roushdy, Hany M. Aref, Salma M. Hamed, Ali S. Shalash, Mohamed I. Abdelrahem, Noha L. Dawood, Eman M. Abushady, Shady S. Georgy, Amr S. Zaki, Rady Y. Bedros Source Type: research