BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There are no previously published studies of the long-term outcome of @entity64 in sub-Saharan Africa. Our goal was to determine the case fatality, time to and cause of @entity204 , and recovery in a hospital cohort of @entity64 @entity1 in The Gambia. METHODS: For 1 year beginning April 1, 1990, any @entity1 presenting to the Royal Victoria Hospital (Banjul) with a diagnosis of @entity64 or having a @entity64 as an inpatient was recruited. After a standardized assessment, @entity1 were followed up at 1 month, 6 months, and 3 to 4 years to assess recovery or, for those who died, record the date and likely cause of @entity204 . RESULTS: Mean age of the 106 @entity1 (70 @entity1 ) was 58 years (range, 20 to 93 years). By 1 and 6 months, 29 (27%) and 47 (44%), respectively, had died, with only 27 (25%) surviving to final follow-up (4 @entity1 not traced). @entity204 occurred in hospital in 43 @entity1 (57%). Cause of @entity204 was the initial @entity64 in 46 (61%), further @entity64 in 5 (7%), infection in 9 (12%), miscellaneous in 8 (11%) (only 1 vascular), and unknown in 7 (9%). On Cox regression analysis, @entity322 in the first 24 hours, sensory inattention, and impaired gag reflex on admission were significant predictors of mortality. Predictors of recovery were similar to those of developed countries. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the young mean age, there was a high case fatality rate. The main cause of @entity204 was the @entity64 itself, and @entity741 was very rare.

Mortality and recovery after XXXX in the Gambia.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'men'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['stroke'] @entity322 :: ('MESH:D014549', 'Disease') :: ['incontinence'] @entity741 :: ('MESH:D017202', 'Disease') :: ['ischemic heart disease'] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['Death', 'death']
@entity64 :: (MESH:D020521,Disease) :: ['stroke']
