Vascular dementia (VaD) is widely recognised as the second most common type of
dementia. Consensus and accurate diagnosis of clinically suspected VaD relies on wide …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the major cardiac rhythm disturbances, responsible for a high
rate of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular morbidity and mortality, resulting in a high health …

Background and Purpose—Epidemiological studies, mainly based on Western European
surveys, have shown that stroke is more common in men than in women. In recent years, sex …

The 1990 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study provided the first global estimate on the
burden of 135 diseases, and cerebrovascular diseases ranked as the second leading cause …

Stroke is a major health problem in Latin American and Caribbean countries. In this paper,
we review the epidemiology, aetiology, and management of stroke in the region based on a …

Background and Purpose—Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and disability in South
America because of an increase in life expectancy and changes in the lifestyle of the …

Background and Purpose—Differences in risk factors between lacunar and nonlacunar
infarcts might support a distinct arterial pathological process underlying lacunar infarction …

Background The epidemiology of stroke in Latin-American populations and variation of
subtypes between communities are unclear. Our aim was to ascertain prospectively the …

With increased numbers of older people a higher burden of neurological disorders
worldwide is predicted. Stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases do not necessarily …

Background and Purpose—Little information exists on the epidemiology and patterns of
treatment of patients admitted to Brazilian hospitals with stroke. Our objective was to …