The profile of stroke in Nigeria's federal capital territory.
The pattern of stroke has been well characterized in many settings in Nigeria. The profile of stroke, has, however, not been previously reported from Nigeria's new federal capital. The aim of this study was to characterize the pattern of stroke in a specialist centre in Nigeria's federal capital territory over a 5-year period.
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Department of Medicine, Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria. ibrahimimam2000@yahoo.com
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D015994:Incidence; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014507:Urbanization