Ischemic Stroke Subtypes: Socio-demographic Factors, Risk Factors, and Outcomes in Southern Sri Lanka

CONCLUSION: The comparative risk of different IS subtypes depends on different risk factors. The findings of this study demonstrate that sub-categories within each stroke subtype may behave independently with regard to risk factors and outcomes, thus warranting the need for individual assessment.PMID:34720554 | PMC:PMC8545479 | DOI:10.18865/ed.31.4.509

Source: Ethnicity and Disease - November 1, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sathyajith Buddhika Ambawatte Dulmini Nadeesha Weerathunga Athula Dissanayake Surangi Chandhi Somaratne Kanishka Athukorala Piyumi Sachindra Alwis Wijewickrama Source Type: research