Abstract：
:Stroke is a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where an unprecedented rise in stroke burden is currently raging, has the highest age-standardized stroke incidence, stroke prevalence, and stroke mortality rates. This is in sharp contrast to the relative decline in stroke incidence in high-income countries over the past four decades through better awareness and control of vascular risk factors. Compared to other groups, Africans tend to have a higher risk of stroke, higher percentage of the hemorrhagic type and much poorer outcomes. Indeed, stroke levies a heavy toll on the developing SSA economy by affecting a relatively younger age group. In this commentary, we examine the disproportionately high burden of stroke in the setting of grossly inadequate resources and evidence-based interventions. We propose an annual pan-regional stroke conference (starting in 2020) to harness global resources and local talent with the goal of galvanizing action to tackle this escalating burden. We anticipate that a successful conference series could become a rallying point for the eventual establishment of an African Stroke Organization.
journal_name
J Neurol Scijournal_title
Journal of the neurological sciencesauthors
Owolabi M,Sarfo FS,Akinyemi R,Gebreyohanns M,Ovbiagele Bdoi
10.1016/j.jns.2019.03.026subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-05-15 00:00:00pages
194-198eissn
0022-510Xissn
1878-5883pii
S0022-510X(19)30152-2journal_volume
400pub_type
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