Epidemiology and clinical presentation of stroke in Upper Egypt (desert area)
| Autor: | Tarek A. Rageh, Nabil A Metwally, Reda Badry, Nermin Aly Hamdy, Mohamed A. Yehia, Wafaa M.A. Farghaly, El Tallawy Hn, Enas M. Hassan, Elsayed Ss, Wael T. Soliman, Ghaydaa A. Shehata |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
education.field_of_study Pediatrics Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment business.industry Population desert area medicine.disease stroke Hemiparesis Diabetes mellitus Epidemiology medicine Vomiting Upper Egypt epidemiology Risk factor medicine.symptom business education Developed country Stroke Original Research |
| Zdroj: | Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment |
| ISSN: | 1178-2021 |
| DOI: | 10.2147/ndt.s87381 |
| Popis: | Hamdy N El Tallawy,1 Wafaa M Farghaly,1 Reda Badry,1 Nermin A Hamdy,2 Ghaydaa A Shehata,1 Tarek A Rageh,1 Nabil A Metwally,3 Enas M Hassan,2 Sayed S Elsayed,2 Mohamed A Yehia,2 Wael T Soliman2 1Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University, Assiut, 2Department of Neurology, El Minia University, El-Minia City, 3Department of Neurology, Al-Azhar University (Assuit Branch), Assiut, Egypt Background: Stroke is a common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Four out of five strokes occur in the low- and middle-income countries. This study aims to find lifetime prevalence of stroke in Upper Egypt and to identify clinical presentations and possible risk factors of stroke in this population.Methods: This is a door-to-door (every door) study conducted on all inhabitants in Al Kharga district (representative of western desert) and Al Quseir city (representative of eastern desert). The study was conducted in two stages, and every stage consisted of three phases (screening, diagnostic, and investigatory).Results: The total lifetime prevalence of stroke was 8.5/1,000 in the population aged 20years and more. It increased with advancing age and was higher among males than females among all age groups except in the childbearing period (20years to |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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