Open AccessIs Prevalence of Hypertension Increasing in First-Ever Stroke Patients?: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Abhishek Pathak,
Pradeep Kumar,
Awadh Kishor Pandit,
Kamalesh Chakravarty,
Shubham Misra,
Arun Kumar Yadav,
Kameshwar Prasad
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0976-3260
pISSN - 0972-7531
DOI - 10.1159/000487066
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , cross sectional study , ischemic stroke , neurology , pediatrics , emergency medicine , ischemia , mechanical engineering , pathology , psychiatry , engineering
Stroke is a devastating and disabling cerebrovascular disease with some amount of residual deficit leading to economic loss. Recent Indian studies have shown a stroke prevalence rate of 471.58/100,000 populations. Hypertension has been known to be the main risk factor for causing stroke.