Event, incidence, and fatality rates of cerebrovascular diseases in Enköping-Håbo, Sweden, 1986-1988

In order to study the need for medical care among elderly stroke patients, a prospective registration of cerebrovascular diseases started on January 1, 1986 in Enköping-Håbo health service district, Sweden. This article reports the design of the stroke register and the registration procedures, the annual events of stroke, both first-ever and recurrent, during 1986 - 1988 and the fatality rate with special regard to the very old population. The...