The epidemiology and management of stroke in French Guiana.
Dévi Rita RochemontEmmanuelle MimeauCaroline Misslin-TritschMartine Papaix-PuechEmmanuel DelmasYannick BejotBertrand DeToffolIsabelle FournelMathieu NacherPublished in: BMC neurology (2020)
The present study is the first epidemiologic description of stroke in French Guiana. The comparisons of these results show that stroke patients in French Guiana are epidemiologically atypical because they are younger, and more likely to be males than patients in mainland France. Stroke risk factors and delay between stroke and hospital admission were comparable with what is observed in France, suggesting that efforts should focus on primary care and social inequalities of health to alleviate the main determinants of stroke in French Guiana.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- primary care
- risk factors
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- emergency department
- mental health
- public health
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- cerebral ischemia
- prognostic factors
- climate change
- health information
- patient reported outcomes
- peritoneal dialysis
- general practice
- adverse drug