Letter to Editor: A survey from Turkey and Iran on comparison of risk factors and etiology in ischemic stroke

Although various advancements have been made to control incidence of stroke, the overall incidence, and the rate of morbidity of stroke, still increase in developing countries.1-3 In last years, the epidemiologic studies on ischemic stroke have been widely increased in Turkey and Iran.1-3 These two countries are located in similar geography with a similar historical background, though the environmental factors and lifestyle of general population in these two neighboring countries show peculiar differences. In this study, we aimed to make a comparison between data from Turkey and from Iran, in terms of etiologies and risk factors of ischemic stroke, to reveal region-related similarities or country-related differences.