Nigeria: Burden of stroke in Nigeria is significant and worrisome — NSNS

THE Nigerian Society of Neurological Sciences (NSNS) says diabetes and hypertension are frequently the most prevalent risk factors for stroke, and the country still has a significant burden of stroke and its sequelae.

They expressed concern about the scarcity and high cost of investigative modalities for stroke care even where available in Nigeria, further reducing the chance of Nigerians with stroke recovering from the illness and its sequelae.

NSNS, in its communiqué at…