Estimates of Outcomes Up to Ten Years after Stroke: Analysis from the Prospective South London Stroke Register

Background: Although stroke is acknowledged as a long-term
condition, population estimates of outcomes longer term are
lacking. Such estimates would be useful for planning health
services and developing research that might ultimately improve
outcomes. This burden of disease study provides population-based
estimates of outcomes with a focus on disability, cognition, and
psychological outcomes up to 10 y after initial stroke event in a
multi-ethnic European population. Methods and Findings: Data were
collected from the population-based South London Stroke Register, a
prospective population-based register documenting all first in a
lifetime strokes since 1 January 1995 in a multi-ethnic inner city
population. The outcomes assessed are reported as estimates of need
and included disability (Barthel Index