In-hospital complications

Chest infection

80 (30.7)

Urinary tract infection

63 (24.1)

Deglutition problems

57 (21.8)

Epilepsy/seizures

29 (11.1)

Malaria

23 (8.8)

Desaturation

23 (8.8)

Chest and urinary tract co-infection

12 (4.6)

Pressure ulcers

6 (2.3)

Outcome on admission

Duration of hospital stay (days)

9.0 ± 7.7

Rankin score ≤ 2

24 (9.2)

Rankin score > 2

237 (90.8)

NIHSS < 5

28 (10.7)

NIHSS 5 - 14

60 (23.0)

NIHSS 15 - 24

81 (31.0)

NIHSS > 24

92 (35.3)

24-hour post-stroke mortality

25 (9.6)

In hospital mortality

104 (39.9)

Cause of death

Sepsis

34 (32.7)

Multiple organ failure

24 (23.1)

Coning/cerebral herniation

17 (16.3)

Renal failure

2 (1.9)

Undetermined

27 (26.0)

Outcome within 6 months post stroke

Rankin score > 2 at M1

67 (61.5)

Rankin score > 2 at M3

47 (50.0)

Case fatality at M1

120 (46.0)

Case fatality at M3

156 (59.8)

Case fatality at M6

165 (63.2)