2016
DOI: 10.2471/blt.16.181636
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Stroke: a global response is needed

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“…Didunia, 15 juta orang menderita stroke setiap tahunnya (WHO, 2004). Yayasan Stroke Indonesia (2003) mengatakan terdapat kecenderungan peningkatan jumlah penyandang stroke di Indonesia dalam dasawarsa terakhir.…”
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“…Didunia, 15 juta orang menderita stroke setiap tahunnya (WHO, 2004). Yayasan Stroke Indonesia (2003) mengatakan terdapat kecenderungan peningkatan jumlah penyandang stroke di Indonesia dalam dasawarsa terakhir.…”
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“…Few stroke persons were opportune to have a CT scan viz: 5.83% 24, 11.11% [62] in Nigeria, 10% from Madagascar [63] and even 0% from Gambia [64]. More recently, the percentages are increasing gradually as one Nigerian study showed that 40.8% patients had CT brain, while 5.6% had magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) [65] and 34.9% in Zimbabwe [60]. Yet another Nigerian study on stroke in the young, all the 69 (100%) patients had a brain CT scan [66].…”
Section: Action Taken In the Care Of Stroke In Sub Saharan Africamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Are there dedicated stroke units? One author has opined that there is limited capacity for Sub Saharan Africa hospitals to provide optimal stroke care [60]. Indeed optimal stroke care in SSA is a Herculean task.…”
Section: Action Taken In the Care Of Stroke In Sub Saharan Africamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…According to the World Health Organization [1], cerebrovascular accidents (stroke) are the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability. The last update of the global Burden of Ischemic and Haemorrhagic Stroke [2] indicates that although age-standardized rates of stroke mortality have decreased worldwide in the past two decades, the absolute numbers of people who have a stroke every year are increasing.…”
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confidence: 99%