Intracranial Atherosclerosis is the Most Common Stroke Subtype: Ten-year Data from Hyderabad Stroke Registry (India).

Aim: Limited data regarding stroke subtypes exist from South Asian countries. The aim of the study was to determine the pattern of ischemic stroke subtypes and their associated risk factors, in a 10-year long hospital-based registry in the South Indian city of Hyderabad.

Materials And Methods: The Hyderabad stroke registry systematically collected clinical, radiological, and laboratory data of fully investigated consecutive stroke patients and studied pattern of ischemic stroke subtypes and their risk factor association.