Cerebrovascular disease in the community: results of a WHO collaborative study.

作者：Kari Aho, Per Harmsen, Kentaro Hatano, J Marquardsen, V E Smirnov, T. Strasser · 发表于：PubMed · 年份：1980 · 被引用次数：1294 · 研究领域：Acute Ischemic Stroke Management、Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases、Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

In a cooperative study coordinated by WHO, stroke was registered between 1971 and 1974 in 17 centres both in developing and developed countries. A common operating protocol was used to obtain comparable data. Age-adjusted incidence of stroke shows moderate geographical variations, cerebrovascular accidents being common in all the contrasting populations studied in various parts of the world. Data were also obtained on the types of management of stroke patients, their survival rates, and functional prognosis. Control of hypertension, although known to be effective in the prevention of stroke, seemed to be insufficient in most countries. It is concluded that stroke registers may be used as a source of information for the planning and implementation of stroke control programmes in the community.