Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
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Multicenter Study
Stroke in Indonesia: a first large prospective hospital-based study of acute stroke in 28 hospitals in Indonesia.
Stroke is an increasing cause of morbidity and mortality in Indonesia. Data on clinical patterns of hospitalized Indonesian stroke patients are still not available. This study is a part of ASNA (ASEAN Neurological Association) Stroke Epidemiological Stu dy aimed to investigate clinical profile of stroke in seven ASEAN countries with the same protocol. ⋯ The most common risk factors were hypertension, heart disease, cigarette smoking and diabetes mellitus. Recurrent stroke was found in nearly 20% of patients. Ischemic stroke was the most frequent and the majority of the study subjects were discharged alive and improved.