Open AccessIntracranial atherosclerosis is the most common stroke subtype: Ten-year data from hyderabad stroke registry (India)
Author(s) -
Subhash Kaul,
Suvarna Alladi,
Shaik Afshan Jabeen,
Vishal Bandaru,
Usharani Ankem,
Shailaja Mekala,
Gireesha Naik
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/aian.aian_86_18
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , etiology , cohort , context (archaeology) , risk factor , ischemic stroke , disease , pediatrics , cardiology , ischemia , mechanical engineering , paleontology , engineering , biology
Limited data regarding stroke subtypes exist from South Asian countries. The aim of the study was to determine the pattern of ischemic stroke subtypes and their associated risk factors, in a 10-year long hospital-based registry in the South Indian city of Hyderabad.