The global burden of cerebral small vessel disease in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Bonnie Yin Ka LamYuan CaiRufus Olusola AkinyemiGeert Jan BiesselsHilde van den BrinkChristopher ChenChin Wai CheungKing Ngai ChowHenry Kwun Hang ChungMarco DueringSiu Ting FuDeborah GustafsonSaima HilalVincent Ming Ho HuiRajesh KalariaSangYun KimMaggie Li Man LamFrank Erik de LeeuwAmi Sin Man LiHugh Stephen MarkusAnna MarsegliaHuijing ZhengJohn O'BrienLeonardo PantoniPerminder Singh SachdevEric Edward SmithJoanna Marguerite WardlawVincent Chung Tong MokPublished in: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society (2022)
This systematic review and meta-analysis provide data on cSVD prevalence in LMICs and demonstrated the high prevalence of the condition. cSVD research in LMICs is being published at an increasing rate, especially between 2010 and 2022. More data are particularly needed from Sub-Saharan Africa and Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia.