Authors
Daniel Youkee, Gibrilla F Deen, Mamadu Baldeh, Zainab F Conteh, Julia Fox-Rushby, Musa Gbessay, Jotham Johnson, Peter Langhorne, Andrew JM Leather, Durodami R Lisk, Iain J Marshall, Jessica O’Hara, Sahr Pessima, Anthony Rudd, Marina Soley-Bori, Melvina Thompson, Hatem Wafa, Yanzhong Wang, Caroline L Watkins, Christine E Williams, Charles DA Wolfe, Catherine M Sackley
Publication date
2023/7
Journal
International Journal of Stroke
Volume
18
Issue
6
Pages
672-680
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Description
Background
There is limited information on long-term outcomes after stroke in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Current estimates of case fatality rate (CFR) in SSA are based on small sample sizes with varying study design and report heterogeneous results.
Aims
We report CFR and functional outcomes from a large, prospective, longitudinal cohort of stroke patients in Sierra Leone and describe factors associated with mortality and functional outcome.
Methods
A prospective longitudinal stroke register was established at both adult tertiary government hospitals in Freetown, Sierra Leone. It recruited all patients ⩾ 18 years with stroke, using the World Health Organization definition, from May 2019 until October 2021. To reduce selection bias onto the register, all investigations were paid by the funder and outreach conducted to raise awareness of the study. Sociodemographic data, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale …
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