MIDNOR-STROKE- a Long Term Follow-up Study of Patients With First Ever Ischemic Stroke in Central Norway

Annually 13000 Norwegians experience an ischemic stroke. The number of stroke is anticipated to increase with 50% within 2030 due to a growing number of elderly. Many of them will have severe function deficits and reduced quality of life. The investigators have established a cohort consisting of 800 patients with first time ischemic stroke treated at hospitals in Central Norway. The investigators want to study the incidence and prognostic markers for death, recurrent stroke and severe functional deficits during a period of 10 years after the initial ischemic stroke. The investigators want to focus on the impact of physical functioning, the level of physical activity and use of medication for secondary prevention on the incidence of death, recurrent stroke and severe functional deficits. The investigators are especially interested in the importance of fulfilling the treatment targets for blood pressure and cholesterol and the importance of smoking cessation in stroke survivors. Our objective is to improve todays stroke treatment and achieve a more efficient use of the health resources in order to increase survival after stroke maintaining a good physical and psychological function and quality of life.

Sex

All

Minimum age

18 Years

Maximum age

90 Years

Inclusion criteria:

* Cerebral infarction according to ICD-10 CM code I63
* \> 18 years of age
* First time stroke resident in Central-Norway
* Recruited within a time frame of 7 days of hospital admission.

Exclusion criteria:

* Focal neurological symptoms turned out to be not stroke-related
* Significant physical disabilities prior to stroke (defined as Modified Rankin ≥5).