Predictors of short-term intra-hospital case fatality following first-ever acute ischaemic stroke in Nigerians.

Objective: To determine the predictors of 30-day intra-hospital case fatality rate in patients with first-ever acute ischaemic stroke, attending a tertiary care hospital in Western Nigeria.

Study Design: A cross-sectional observational study.

Place And Duration Of Study: This study was conducted at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria between February 2003 and May 2004 (16 months).