Stroke Characteristics and Outcomes in Urban Tanzania: Data from the Prospective Lake Zone Stroke Registry.
Sarah Shali MatujaJoshua NgimbwaLilian AndrewJemima ShindikaGoodluck NchasiAnna KasalaInnocent Kitandu PaulMary NdalahwaAkili MawazoFredrick KalokolaPatrick NgoyaLadius RudovickSemvua KilonzoBahati WajangaFabian MassagaSamuel KalluvyaPatricia J MunseriMohamed MnachoKigocha Okeng'oHenrika KimamboMohamed ManjiPaschal RuggajoTumaini NaguRashid Ali AhmedFaheem SheriffKarim M MahawishHalinder S MangatHuynh Mai NguyenDeanna SaylorRobert PeckPublished in: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society (2023)
We report a stroke cohort with poor in-hospital outcomes in urban Northwestern Tanzania. Early diagnosis and treatment of hypertension could prevent stroke in this region. More work is needed to raise awareness about stroke symptoms and to ensure that people with stroke receive guidelines-directed therapy.