Prevalence of Stroke and Stroke Risk Factors in a South-Western Community of Nepal

The global burden of stroke in 2016 suggests that stroke is associated with approximately one million deaths and 22 million disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) in South Asia, of which nearly 15,000 deaths and 330,000 DALYs occurred in Nepal.1 Stroke incurs a substantial economic burden to the national healthcare system2 and is often unaffordable to low-income families, particularly for those bearing out-of-pocket expenses for all the treatment costs.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 13, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Lekhjung Thapa, Shakti Shrestha, Rashmi Kandu, Mahesh Raj Ghimire, Sulochana Ghimire, Navin Kumar Chaudhary, Bishnu Pahari, Suman Bhattarai, Ghanshyam Kharel, Raju Paudel, Pankaj Jalan, Avinash Chandra, Subash Phuyal, Bhojraj Adhikari, Nirmal Aryal, Om P Source Type: research