Ischemic stroke due to embolic heart diseases and associated factors in Benin hospital setting

Dieudonné Gnonlonfoun (1, 2) , Constant Adjien (3) , Ronald Gnimavo , Gérard Goudjinou , Corine Hotcho , Jennifer Nyangui Mapaga , Arlos Sowanou , Pupchen Gnigone , Rodrigue Domingo , Dismand Houinato (2, 4)

1 CNHU-HKM - Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire Hubert K. Maga de Cotonou
2 NET - Neuroépidémiologie Tropicale
3 UER neurologie FSS - Unité d'Enseignement et de Recherche de Neurologie
4 LEMACEN - Laboratory of Chronic and Neurological Diseases Epidemiology

Poor access to cardiovascular checkups is a major cause of ignorance of embolic heart diseases as the etiology for ischemic stroke.

Mots clés: Benin; Embolic heart disease; Ischemia; Stroke

Domaines: Santé publique et épidémiologie

Dieudonné Gnonlonfoun, Constant Adjien, Ronald Gnimavo, Gérard Goudjinou, Corine Hotcho, et al.. Ischemic stroke due to embolic heart diseases and associated factors in Benin hospital setting. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 2018, 387, pp.124-128. ⟨10.1016/j.jns.2018.01.024⟩. ⟨hal-02048170⟩