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Stroke in Asia: a global disaster
Although stroke is a world‐wide problem, the burden of stroke is particularly serious in Asia; its mortality is higher than in Europe or North America. The situation in Asia is dichotomized. Stroke mortality and case fatality has been declining in northern‐eastern countries such as Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and urbanized areas of China. This is attributed to both the risk factor control and stroke care improvement. However, declining stroke incidence is rarely observed, which is in part due to rapidly aging population. As a result, there is an increase in the number of stroke survivors who require long‐term, costly care....
Source: International Journal of Stroke - September 18, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Jong S. Kim Tags: Leading opinion Source Type: research

Past, present, and future of stroke in middle‐income countries: the Brazilian experience
ConclusionsThe evolution of stroke care in Brazil over the last decade is a pathway that exemplifies the challenges that middle‐income countries have to face in order to improve stroke prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. The reported Brazilian experience can be extrapolated to understand the past, present, and future of stroke care in middle‐income countries.
Source: International Journal of Stroke - May 22, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Sheila Cristina Ouriques Martins, Octávio Marques Pontes‐Neto, Cloer Vescia Alves, Gabriel Rodriguez Freitas, Jamary Oliveira Filho, Elza Dias Tosta, Norberto Luiz Cabral, Tags: Research Source Type: research