Stroke registration in Göteborg, Sweden, 1971-75. Clinical profile and prognosis.

Strokes occurring in persons 15-65 years of age (population 300 000) have been registered since 1970 in Göteborg, Sweden. From 1971 to 1974, 640 patients were registered and followed for at least one year. Coexisting cardio-cerebrovascular diseases were more frequent in the stroke patients than in random samples of the population of Göteborg of similar ages for each sex. At three weeks the degree of neurological deficit and type of stroke were decisive for prognosis, while the presence of cardio-cerebrovascular diseases influenced fatality rates negatively at one year. Key words: stroke (cerebrovascular disorders), stroke type (cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage), clinical profile, coexisting cardiovascular diseases, fatality rates.