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. 1999 Nov;29(9):879-81.

[Cerebrovascular morbidity in Spain: incidence and prevalence]

[Article in Spanish]
A Pérez-Sempere  1
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  • PMID: 10696667

[Cerebrovascular morbidity in Spain: incidence and prevalence]

[Article in Spanish]
A Pérez-Sempere. Rev Neurol. 1999 Nov.

Abstract

Objective: A descriptive study of the morbidity due to cerebrovascular disease in Spain.

Methods: A review of the studies of the incidence and prevalence of cerebrovascular disease in Spain. A search of the literature available through the database MEDLINE.

Results: The annual incidence of stroke in Spain is approximately 150 per 100,000 inhabitants. The annual incidence of transient ischaemic accidents is 35-60 per 100,000 in community studies and nearly 300 per 100,000 in door-to-door studies. In the population aged over 65 years, the prevalence of stroke is 4%-8% and the prevalence of transient ischaemic accidents is 2%-3%.

Conclusion: The incidence and prevalence figures for cerebrovascular disease in Spain are high.

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