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The burden of stroke in Africa: a glance at the present and a glimpse into the future: review article
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information current burden stroke africa limited aim review comprehensively examine current projected burden stroke africawe systematically reviewed available literature pubmed ajol january 1960 june 2014 stroke africa percentage change ageadjusted stroke incidence mortality disabilityadjusted life years dalys african countries 1990 2010 calculated global burden diseases gbd modelderived figurescommunitybased studies revealed agestandardised annual stroke incidence rate 316 per 100000 population agestandardised prevalence rates 981 per 100000 modelbased estimates showed significant mean increases agestandardised stroke incidence peculiar factors responsible substantial disparities incidence velocity ischaemic stroke proportion mean age case fatality compared highincome countries remain unknownwhile available study data evidence limited burden stroke africa appears increasing