Unraveling the risk factors for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage among West Africans

To characterize risk factors for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) occurrence and severity among West Africans.The Stroke Investigative Research and Educational Network (SIREN) study is a multicenter case-control study involving 15 sites in Ghana and Nigeria. Patients were adults ≥18 years old with CT-confirmed sICH with age-, sex-, and ethnicity-matched stroke-free community controls. Standard instruments were used to assess vascular,...