Tracy E Madsen, Lili Ding, Jane C Khoury, Mary Haverbusch, Daniel Woo, Simona Ferioli, Felipe De Los Rios La Rosa, Sharyl R Martini, Opeolu Adeoye, Pooja Khatri, Matthew L Flaherty, Jason Mackey, Eva A Mistry, Stacie Demel, Elisheva Coleman, Adam Jasne, Sabreena Slavin, Kyle B Walsh, Michael Star, Joseph P Broderick, Brett Kissela, Dawn O Kleindorfer
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Understanding the current status of and temporal trends of stroke epidemiology by age, race, and stroke subtype is critical to evaluate past prevention efforts and to plan future interventions to eliminate existing inequities. We investigated trends in stroke incidence and case fatality over a 22-year time period. METHODS: In this population-based stroke surveillance study, all cases of stroke in acute care hospitals within a 5-county population of southern Ohio/northern Kentucky in adults aged ≥20 years were ascertained during a full year every 5 years from 1993 to 2015...
February 13, 2024: Neurology