[Cerebrovascular morbidity in Spain: incidence and prevalence].
OBJECTIVE
A descriptive study of the morbidity due to cerebrovascular disease in Spain.


METHODS
A review of the studies of the incidence and prevalence of cerebrovascular disease in Spain. A search of the literature available through the database MEDLINE.


RESULTS
The annual incidence of stroke in Spain is approximately 150 per 100,000 inhabitants. The annual incidence of transient ischaemic accidents is 35-60 per 100,000 in community studies and nearly 300 per 100,000 in door-to-door studies. In the population aged over 65 years, the prevalence of stroke is 4%-8% and the prevalence of transient ischaemic accidents is 2%-3%.


CONCLUSIONS
The incidence and prevalence figures for cerebrovascular disease in Spain are high.
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Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Vega Baja, Orihuela, Alicante, España. aperezs@meditex.es
D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015995:Prevalence; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology