Factors delaying admission to a hospital-based stroke unit in India.

Limited information is available from India and other developing countries regarding the various factors that contribute to a delay in hospital admission after stroke. The stroke unit of the Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, in Northwest India prospectively studied the various factors contributing to delay in hospital admission during a 15-month period ending September 2003. Patients or their relatives were interviewed within 48 hours of admission using a structured questionnaire.

Knowledge of stroke among stroke patients and their relatives in Northwest India.

Background: The knowledge of warning symptoms and risk factors for stroke has not been studied among patients with stroke in developing countries.

Aims: We aimed to assess the knowledge of stroke among patients with stroke and their relatives.

Settings And Design: Prospective tertiary referral hospital-based study in Northwest India.

Public awareness of warning symptoms, risk factors, and treatment of stroke in northwest India.

Background And Purpose: This study assessed public awareness of warning symptoms, risk factors, and treatment of stroke in Ludhiana, Punjab, North West India.

Methods: A hospital-based survey was conducted between February 2002 and September 2002 by the Stroke section of Christian Medical College. The study subjects were relatives of patients without history of stroke, attending the outpatient department of the hospital.