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Differences in Stroke Subtypes Among Natives and Caucasians in Boston and Buenos Aires

2000; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 31; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1161/01.str.31.10.2385

1524-4628

Gustavo Saposnik, Louis R. Caplan, Leonardo González, Alison E. Baird, John F. Dashe, Adriana Luraschi, R. Llinás, Sandra Lepera, Italo Linfante, Claudia Chaves, Karla B. Kanis, R. E. P. Sica, R. Rey,

Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases

Several issues regarding ethnic-cultural factors, sex-related variation, and risk factors for stroke have been described in the literature. However, there have been no prospective studies comparing ethnic differences and stroke subtypes between populations from South America and North America. It has been suggested that natives from Buenos Aires, Argentina, may have higher frequency of hemorrhagic strokes and penetrating artery disease than North American subjects. The aim of this study was to validate this hypothesis.