Establishing a Stroke Data Archive

This project will explore the feasibility of establishing a stroke data archive consisting of the bestexisting data from stroke registries and stroke prevention studies. Phase I will involve: (1) identificationand recruitment of members of an Advisory Panel; (2) identification of candidate stroke data bases andprevention studies meeting specified criteria for presentation to the Advisory Panel in Phase II; (3)preparation of briefing materials for data sets to be submitted to the Advisory Panel; (4) investigationof the feasibility of obtaining candidate data sets from the original investigators; (5) development of adraft list of stroke Topics and Types; and (6) development of a preliminary mailing list of those withpotential interest in secondary analysis of stroke data.