Stroke Among Young West Africans: Evidence From the SIREN (Stroke Investigative Research and Educational Network) Large Multisite Case–Control Study

• Published in: Stroke (1970) Vol. 49; no. 5; pp. 1116 - 1122
• Main Authors: Sarfo, Fred Stephen, Ovbiagele, Bruce, Gebregziabher, Mulugeta, Wahab, Kolawole, Akinyemi, Rufus, Akpalu, Albert, Akpa, Onoja, Obiako, Reginald, Owolabi, Lukman, Jenkins, Carolyn, Owolabi, Mayowa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Heart Association, Inc 01.05.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Brain Ischemia - complications; Brain Ischemia - epidemiology; Case-Control Studies; Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases - complications; Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases - epidemiology; Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology; Diet - statistics & numerical data; Dyslipidemias - epidemiology; Female; Ghana - epidemiology; Heart Diseases - epidemiology; Humans; Hypertension - epidemiology; Intracranial Arteriosclerosis - complications; Intracranial Arteriosclerosis - epidemiology; Intracranial Embolism - complications; Intracranial Embolism - epidemiology; Intracranial Hemorrhages - complications; Intracranial Hemorrhages - epidemiology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Nigeria - epidemiology; Risk Factors; Stress, Psychological - epidemiology; Stroke - epidemiology; Stroke - etiology; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Vegetables; Nigeria; Ghana; prevalence; diabetes mellitus; quality of life; stroke; public health

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE—Stroke in lower and middle-income countries affects a young and productive age group. Data on factors associated with stroke in the young are sorely lacking from lower and middle-income countries. Our objective is to characterize the nature of stroke and its risk factors among...