The burden of stroke and transient ischemic attack in Pakistan: a community-based prevalence study
Authors:
- Ayeesha Kamran KamalAKAyeesha Kamran Kamal
- Ahmed ItratAIAhmed Itrat
- Muhammed MurtazaMMMuhammed Murtaza
- Maria KhanMKMaria Khan
- Asif RasheedARAsif Rasheed
- Amin AliAAAmin Ali
- Amna AkberAAAmna Akber
- Zainab AkberZAZainab Akber
- Naved IqbalNINaved Iqbal
- Sana ShoukatSSSana Shoukat
- Farzin MajeedFMFarzin Majeed
- Danish SaleheenDSDanish Saleheen
Open Access
- 1 December 2009
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Neurology
- Vol. 9 (1) , 58
Abstract
The burden of cerebrovascular disease in developing countries is rising sharply. The prevalence of established risk factors of stroke is exceptionally high in Pakistan. However, there is limited data on the burden of stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) in South Asia. We report the first such study conducted in an urban slum of Karachi, Pakistan.Keywords
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