Zambia Intracranial Hemorrhage Prediction Study
December 31, 2023
Region:
Project Status:
Ongoing
November 1, 2019
Start Date:
End Date:
Africa
Country:
Zambia
Language:
English
Category:
Vascular Neurology (i.e. stroke)
Primary Contact(s):
Deanna Saylor
Contact Info:
Project Needs:
Increase outreach of project/program
Funding Source:
Government
,
NINDS
Leading Institution:
University Teaching Hospital (Lusaka, Zambia) / Zambia Neurology / Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Associated Publications:
Description:
This prospective cohort study of adults with stroke admitted to the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia aimed to investigate the diagnostic utility of previously validated clinical prediction scores for ischemic vs hemorrhagic strokes and potentially develop a new prediction score better suited to the Zambian stroke population.