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WSO Scientific Statement: 1 in 4 Stroke Patients Suffers from Frailty
International Journal of Stroke / X
Jul 24, 2025, 17:15

WSO Scientific Statement: 1 in 4 Stroke Patients Suffers from Frailty

International Journal of Stroke (IJS) shared an insightful post on X:

”1 in 4 individuals with stroke have concurrent frailty. This WSO scientific statement outlines current clinical evidence & future research areas for frailty and stroke.”

Read the full article here.

In the article ‘Frailty and stroke: Global implications for assessment, research, and clinical care—A WSO scientific statement‘ by Nicholas R Evans et al., recently published in the International Journal of Stroke, the role of frailty in the settings of post-stroke conditions is dicussed.

Frailty significantly affects stroke outcomes and will become more prevalent as populations age—especially in low- and middle-income countries.

The World Stroke Organization urges global action, calling for:

  • Standardized frailty assessments in research
  • Inclusion of frailty measures in clinical trials
  • Studies on how frailty alters stroke treatment and recovery

Addressing frailty is essential to improving global stroke care and outcomes!

WSO Scientific Statement: 1 in 4 Stroke Patients Suffers from Frailty

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Aravind Ganesh Bharathi Balasundaram Dorcas B C Gandhi Frailty Frailty and Stroke Health Hematology Hemostasis Today IJS International Journal of Stroke João Pinho Jonathan Hewitt Lucy Beishon Medicine Nicholas R Evans Ragnhild Munthe-Kaas Richard I Lindley stroke Terry J Quinn The World Stroke Organization Tu Nguyen WSO WSO scientific statement
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