Refik Kunt, Bilge Piri Çınar, Burcu Yüksel, Halil Güllüoğlu, İdris Sayılır, Sibel Çeliker Uslu, Eylem Özaydın Göksu, Nazlı Gamze Bülbül, Baykal Yıldız, Didem Öz, Ahmet Onur Keskin, Osman Korucu, Çetin Kürşad Akpınar, Volkan Solmaz, Meliha Akpınar, Fatma Zehra Altunç, Zeynep Elmas, Çağatay Büyükuysal, Mustafa Ekici, Güven Güvendi
INTRODUCTION AND AIM: Stroke is the leading cause of disability in adults and the second most common cause of death, at a rate of 11.8% worldwide. The purpose of this study was to examine the aetiological, demographic, and clinical characteristics of patients admitted to hospital because of acute strokes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This multicentre study retrieved information for all patients admitted to hospital because of an acute cerebrovascular event over a six-month period, and sociodemographic, aetiological, and clinical characteristics were recorded...
December 2021: International Journal of Clinical Practice