title: [Epidemiology of stroke at the Clinic of Neurology, Fann University Teaching Hospital, Dakar-Senegal].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Describe the epidemiology of stroke among patients hospitalized at the Clinic of Neurology , Fann University, Dakar-Senegal.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospectively, sociodemographic, medical history and clinical data were collected for patients hospitalized for stroke from January 1st 2001 to November 1st 2003 and to whom a Computed Tomography scan of the brain was done.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The population of study (314 patients) had a mean age of 61.3 years (+/-13.8) and was composed of 56.1% of women. The mean time of admission was 8.4 days (+/-23.5). The leading risk factors of stroke were hypertension, history of stroke and diabetes. Ischemic stroke represented 60.2%. The occurrence of stroke was associated with coma and hypertension. The letality rate was 24.8%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is necessary to develop and implement health education program against risk factors for the population to reduce stroke morbidity and mortality.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Préventive et de Santé Publique , Faculté de Médecine, Pharmacie et Odontologie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Sénégal. tourekamadore@yahoo.ca
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Touré
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thiam
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sène Diouf
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coumé
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Seck
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Diagne
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Diop
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tal Dia
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Diop
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012675:Senegal / Q000453:epidemiology; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology*