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  • * Case-fatality rates were found to be 15.6% at 1 month and 16.8% at 6 months post-hospitalization, indicating a slight increase in rates over the decades studied.
  • * The results suggest that despite advancements in management, SAH remains a severe condition, with most deaths occurring within the first 30 days after diagnosis.
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Background: For several years, the burden of stroke in very old patients has been increasing in western countries. Nevertheless, we have little information about this new challenge in individuals >or=80.

Methods: We ascertained all first-ever strokes in the population of Dijon, France (150,000 inhabitants), from 1985 to 2006.

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