Incidence and prognosis of stroke in young adults: a population-based study in Ferrara, Italy
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Elisabetta Groppo • Riccardo De Gennaro • Gino Granieri • Patrik Fazio • Edward Cesnik • Enrico Granieri • Ilaria Casetta
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
The reported annual incidence of juvenile stroke ranges from 9 to 47 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. We sought to estimate the incidence of first-ever stroke in young adults through a population-based stroke registry in a well-defined and stable population. We planned to collect all cases of new stroke in people aged 15–44 years in Ferrara, Italy, over the period 2002–2007. During the surveillance period, a first-ever stroke was diagnosed in 39 patients, giving a mean annual crude incidence rate of 12.1 cases per 100,000 person-years (95% CI 8.6–16.5), 9.1 when adjusted to the European population. The overall 30-day case fatality rate was 7.7, 21.4% for hemorrhagic stroke. The incidence rate was in the range of estimates detected in western countries. The case-fatality rate was lower than that reported in less recent studies. The stroke subtype predicted the probability of death and the outcome.
Neurol Sci DOI 10.1007/s10072-011-0654-9 Received: 25 January 2011 / Accepted: 3 June 2011
