Research Article: Navigating the Knowledge of Risk Factors, Warning Signs, of Stroke - A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study Among Saudi Adults in Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Abstract:
A stroke is a serious clinical condition of rapidly manifesting symptoms of a focal neurological impairment in the brain function that lasts > hours or may even result in death and of presumed vascular origin. In other words, stroke occurs when anything prevents a part of the brain from receiving blood or when an artery in the brain bursts or blocks., Estimates of stroke may vary by country and by year. For instance, according to the Global Stroke Factsheet, the lifetime risk of having a stroke has increased by % over the previous years, with an estimated in persons expected to experience a stroke in their lifetime. On the other hand, another recent study predicted that by the year , the age-standardized incidence rate of ischemic stroke would rise to . per , people worldwide. In Saudi Arabia, a prevalence of . million stroke cases was reported in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) region in , while another systematic review and meta-analysis of stroke incidence among the Saudi population reported that there are stroke cases for every , people annually for individuals residing Saudi Arabia.
Introduction:
A stroke is a serious clinical condition of rapidly manifesting symptoms of a focal neurological impairment in the brain function that lasts > hours or may even result in death and of presumed vascular origin. In other words, stroke occurs when anything prevents a part of the brain from receiving blood or when an artery in the brain bursts or blocks. , Estimates of stroke may vary by country and by year. For instance, according to the Global Stroke Factsheet, the lifetime risk of having a stroke has increased…
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