Ischemic Stroke Patient Data from a Reference Hospital in Northwest São Paulo

Anonymous patient data collected to support epidemiological and statistical analyses of Ischemic Cerebrovascular Accidents (AVEi). The dataset, authored by Paula Viveiros, Ester and hosted on Harvard Dataverse, is organized to investigate patient profiles using demographic, clinical, and etiological variables. It aims to support future research in neurology, epidemiology, and public health, and to inform prevention, diagnosis, and management strategies.

Use Cases

• Analyzing patient demographic profiles based on the demographic variables mentioned in the description
• Investigating clinical risk factors and outcomes based on the clinical variables mentioned in the description
• Studying the distribution of stroke etiologies based on the etiological variables mentioned in the description
• Developing statistical models for stroke prevention and management based on the combined clinical and demographic features

Strengths

• Data is specifically organized for epidemiological and statistical analysis of ischemic stroke
• Includes a range of variables covering demographic, clinical, and etiological factors

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single reference hospital in Northwest São Paulo

Provenance

Source

A reference hospital in Northwest São Paulo

Collection Method

Clinical data collection from hospital records, likely anonymized

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 17:53:20; freshness should be verified

Geography

Northwest São Paulo, Brazil