Open Access#12016
Popular stroke knowledge in Brazil: A multicenter survey during "World Stroke Day"
Gomes, Ana Beatriz Ayroza Galvão Ribeiro; Henrique, Mauro; Schoeps, Vinicius Andreoli; Santos, Mariana Monteiro Saldanha Altenfelder; Pellegrinelli, Ada; de Matos, Bárbara Pessoa; Kubota, Gabriel Taricani; Araújo, Haniel Alves
Gomes, Ana Beatriz Ayroza Galvão Ribeiro; Henrique, Mauro; Schoeps, Vinicius Andreoli; Santos, Mariana Monteiro Saldanha Altenfelder; Pellegrinelli, Ada; de Matos, Bárbara Pessoa; Kubota, Gabriel Taricani; Araújo, Haniel Alves; da Silva, Letícia Sant' Ana Cardoso; de Paula Leite Battisti, Fabrício; Kubota, Bruno Yukio; Ferreira, Areta Cavalcanti; Pellegrino, Mateus Paquesse; de Andrade Prado, Renata; Abrahm, Ronaldo; Gagliardi, Vivian Dias Baptista; Simis, Marcel; Gagliardi, Rubens José
•The delay on search for emergency services is related directly to a worse outcome.•It is a priority for patients to know the warning signs of stroke.•A survey was conducted to identify stroke knowledge in lay Brazilian population.•The analyzed population has a low level of knowledge about stroke.•Improve the stroke management and contributing to public health politics.