Stroke mortality in a teaching hospital in South Western Nigeria.
Stroke, a major cause of morbidity and mortality, is on the increase and with increasing mortality. Our retrospective review of all stroke admissions from 1990-2000 show that cerebrovascular disease accounted for 3.6% (293/8144) of all medical admissions; it has a case fatality rate of 45% with the majority (61%) occurring in the first week; the mean age of stroke deaths was 62 years (standard deviation+/-13); and severe as well as uncontrolled hypertension is the most important risk factor. Community-based programmes aimed at early detection and treatment of hypertension, in addition to screening for those with high risk factors, should be put in place.
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D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*