Stroke Incidence and Usage Rate of Thrombolysis in A Japanese Urban City: The Kurashiki Stroke Registry

Conclusion: In this urban Japanese city, the age-adjusted incidence of first-ever stroke between March 2009 and February 2010 was 60.7 per 100,000 residents, which was relatively low compared with findings for other countries. Thrombolysis was given to approximately 5% of patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 3, 2011 Category: Neurology Authors: Yasuyuki Iguchi, Kazumi Kimura, Keiichi Sone, Hiroshi Miura, Hiroshi Endo, Sen Yamagata, Hisashi Koide, Kenji Suzuki, Tomoichiro Kimura, Masaru Sakurai, Nobuya Mishima, Kenji Yoshii, Hiroyuki Fujisawa, Sunao Ebisutani, Kurashiki Stroke Registry investigat Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research