Stroke in India: A systematic review of the incidence, prevalence, and case fatality

The burden of stroke is increasing in India; stroke is now the fourth leading cause of death and the fifth leading cause of disability. Previous research suggests that the incidence of stroke in India ranges between 105 and 152/100,000 people per year. However, there is a paucity of available data and a lack of uniform methods across published studies.To identify high-quality prospective studies reporting the epidemiology of stroke in India.A...