title: Stroke in Indonesia: a first large prospective hospital-based study of acute stroke in 28 hospitals in Indonesia.
abstract: Stroke is an increasing cause of morbidity and mortality in Indonesia. Data on clinical patterns of hospitalized Indonesian stroke patients are still not available. This study is a part of ASNA (ASEAN Neurological Association) Stroke Epidemiological Stu dy aimed to investigate clinical profile of stroke in seven ASEAN countries with the same protocol. From 2065 acute stroke patients admitted to 28 hospitals all over Indonesia, the mean age was 58.8 (Standard Deviation [SD] 13.3) years (range: 18-95 year s). 12.9% were younger than 45 years, and 35.8% were older than 65 years. There were more men than women. Mean admission post-stroke time was 48.5 h (SD 98.8) (range: 1-968 h). Most of them arrived at hospital more than 6 h from stroke onset. The reasons for delayed admission were unawareness of stroke symptoms and long distance transportation. The most frequent stroke symptoms were motor disability. The most common risk factors were hypertension, heart disease, cigarette smoking and diabetes mellitus. Recurrent stroke was found in nearly 20% of patients. Ischemic stroke was the most frequent and the majority of the study subjects were discharged alive and improved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Misbach
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ali
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia / Q000453:epidemiology; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D020521:Stroke / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality*