Stroke in India : issues in primary and secondary prevention.
Neurol India
;
2002 Dec; 50 Suppl(): S2-7
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-120230
ABSTRACT
India will face an enormous socio-economic burden to meet the costs of rehabilitation of stroke victims because the population is now surviving through peak years (age 55-65) of occurrence of stroke or cerebrovascular disease (CVD). Recent community surveys from many regions of India show a crude prevalence rate for strokes presumed to be of vascular origin in the range of 200 per 100,000 persons. Major risk factors identified in India are hypertension (> 95 mm Hg diastolic), hyperglycemia, tobacco use (smoking/chewing) and low normal haemoglobin levels (< 10 gm%). A public awareness campaign focussing on the control of stroke risk factors, along with governmental support to implement a national health policy for screening high risk population in a cost effective manner, is highly recommended.
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Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Neurol India
Year:
2002
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