Stroke burden in Guinea: Results from the Conakry Ignace Deen Hospital stroke registry.

F Abass CisseC DamienM HabaM L TouréM BarryAba DjiboA K BahF M SoumahGilles Naeije

Published in: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society (2019)

Sub-Saharan Africa has extremely high stroke prevalence and case fatality. Most Sub-Saharan African regions are uncharted in terms of stroke characteristics, epidemiology, and burden. We report here the results from the first stroke registry in Guinea.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
risk factors
healthcare
cerebral ischemia
subarachnoid hemorrhage