Wells Andres

May 1, 2023 | neurologylive.com | Wells Andres

WATCH TIME: 6 minutesRepresentative data of stroke prevalence estimations inform the clinical community on how to take action with interventions and guide the allocation of resources.1 Based on previous reports, epidemiological data show a decrease in stroke incidence as well as a decrease in stroke mortality.

Apr 24, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Wells Andres |Aaron Rothstein |Holly Elser |Kelly L. Sloane

Representative estimates of stroke prevalence inform public health interventions and guide resource allocation. There is a need for updated data on stroke prevalence among community-dwelling individuals in the US. We present data from the 1999 to 2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) to estimate trends in stroke prevalence representative of the noninstitutionalized civilian population of US adults 20 years and older.