Ischemic Stroke in Women Admitted in a Tertiary Hospital in Burkina Faso

Abstract

Volume 6 -Issue 1 of this study is to determine the characteristics of ischemic stroke in Women and to compare vascular risk factors, stroke severity and clinical outcome between patients aged under and older 50 years in a tertiary hospital in Burkina Faso. Methodology Study areaBurkina Faso is a French speaking country in West Africa region. It covers an area of 274,200 square kilometers with an estimated population of 19,632,147 inhabitants in 2017. The country currently has 5 national Teaching University hospitals, including the first, the Yalgado Ouedraogo hospital in Ouagadougou. In this hospital, stroke management is provided by the emergency department, the resuscitation unit, the neurology department and the cardiology department. The neurology department consists of 3 neurologists and 15 residents in neurology. Its capacity of reception is of 23 beds.