Stroke incidence and case fatality: a 9-year prospective population-based study in an elderly population of Bagheria, Italy.
Valentina ArnaoGiuseppe SalemiSalvatore ScondottoNicola CasuccioMarianna RioloMarco D'AmelioPaolo RagonesePaolo AridonPublished in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2020)
Our study shows that in the elderly population investigated, stroke incidence and case fatality rates resulted being lower, compared to those from Italian and most European populations. Similar to previous studies, these rates increased linearly with age and were higher in males.