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Prevalence of Stroke and Its Risk Factors in Urban Sri Lanka: Population-Based Study Brief Reports
Conclusions— Age-adjusted stroke prevalence in urban Sri Lanka lies between high-income and low-/middle-income countries. The prevalence of stroke and its risk factors were higher among men.
Source: Stroke - September 28, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Chang, T., Gajasinghe, S., Arambepola, C. Tags: Cerebrovascular disease/stroke, Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage, Acute Cerebral Infarction Brief Reports Source Type: research

Prevalence and predictors of new onset depression in the acute phase of stroke
CONCLUSION: More than one fourth of the patients suffered from PSD in the acute phase of stroke. Female gender, longer history of hypertension, physical dependence and temporal lobe strokes were predictive of PSD.PMID:33848806 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102636
Source: Asian Journal of Psychiatry - April 13, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Amila Isuru Aruni Hapangama Dileepa Ediriweera Lochana Samarasinghe Madhavi Fonseka Udaya Ranawaka Source Type: research

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

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