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Fred Stephen Sarfo · Sankore

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

Fred Stephen Sarfo

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0001-7274-5093

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Publications

160

Citations

773

h-index

15

Computed over the works the graph holds, so it is a floor rather than a career figure.

i10-index

27

Works published 2022 onward have been swept for this country. Figures are complete within that window, to the extent the open indexes are.

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Every institution this scholar has appeared with on a work, by how many.

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology168 works
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital90 works
Kwame Nkrumah University3 works
Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine1 works
Presbyterian University, Ghana1 works

Publications

158 works in the graph, newest first.

Factors associated with in-hospital case fatality following spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage among young ghanaians: findings from a hospital-based stroke registry
2026Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular DiseasesJournalOpen access2 citations10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2026.108568
Prevalence and Spectrum of Chronic Liver Disease Among Patients Seeking Health Care in Ghana
2026Liver InternationalJournalOpen access1 citations10.1111/liv.70538
Phone-Based Intervention Under Nurse Guidance for Control of Hypertension After Stroke: A Randomized Multicenter Phase 3 Trial in Ghana
2026CirculationJournalOpen accessFirst author1 citations10.1161/circulationaha.125.077424
Integrating thrombolysis into routine stroke care in a Ghanaian tertiary hospital, using the implementation research logic model (IRLM) as a guiding framework
2026Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular DiseasesJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations

10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2026.108659

Stroke minimization through additive anti-atherosclerotic agents in routine treatment (SMAART) II: Rationale for a multi-country polypill phase 3 trial in sub-Saharan Africa

2026Equity NeuroscienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/j.neuros.2026.100020

Disease registries as foundational infrastructure for Contract Research Organisations in Africa

2026Journal of Clinical and Translational ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1017/cts.2026.10243

The significance of the WHO/ISH absolute cardiovascular risk prediction scores among recent stroke survivors in Ghana—Insights from the PINGS2 multicenter study

2026Equity NeuroscienceJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.neuros.2026.100024

Premature “asymptomatic” peripheral artery disease and correlates among HIV-positive adults in Ghana: findings from the SCRIPT study

2026BMC Cardiovascular DisordersJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1186/s12872-026-05623-0

Quality of life indicators among recent Ghanaian stroke survivors across 10 hospitals: A cross-sectional study

2026Equity NeuroscienceJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1016/j.neuros.2026.100026

SickleInAfrica Consortium: A Seven-Country Study Evaluating the Performance of Dried Blood Spot Point-of-Care Testing in Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease

2026HemoglobinJournalOpen access0 citations10.1080/03630269.2026.2630709

Clinical characteristics and predictors of disease progression in parkinson's disease in a cohort of patients in the ashanti region, Ghana

2026Equity NeuroscienceJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/j.neuros.2026.100051

Contextual and landscape analysis of team-based care practices for hypertension management in Ghana, West Africa

2026BMC Health Services ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12913-026-14604-0

First Case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in Ghana: Diagnostic Challenge in a Resource-Limited Setting

2026Case Reports in NeurologyJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1159/000552308

Global DNA methylation and MTHFR gene polymorphism status of ghanaians with early-onset intracerebral hemorrhage: implications for future interventions

2026Equity NeuroscienceJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.neuros.2026.100058

Diagnostic and therapeutic gaps in recurrent stroke management: real-world insights from a Ghanaian hospital-based registry

2026BMC NeurologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.1186/s12883-026-05013-1

Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT) and Visceral Adiposity as a Benchmark for Cardiovascular Profile in Rural Versus Urban African Children and Adolescents

2026Journal of Vascular DiseasesJournalOpen access0 citations10.3390/jvd5030024

Knowledge on hypertension among hypertensive stroke survivors in Ghana: A cross-sectional, multicenter study

2026Equity NeuroscienceJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.1016/j.neuros.2026.100060

Harnessing data science to control non-communicable diseases in Africa: a systematic review and gap analysis

2026Communications MedicineJournalOpen access0 citations10.1038/s43856-025-01272-0

New-onset cognitive impairment after delirium among hospitalised older Ghanaians: A Pilot Study

2026DeliriumJournalOpen access0 citations10.56392/001c.162640

Effectiveness of telerehabilitation for adults with neurological conditions in low and middle income countries: A systematic review

2025PLOS Digital HealthJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding7 citations10.1371/journal.pdig.0000911

Developing a strategic action plan for reducing the burden of stroke in Africa: report of the first African Stroke Leaders' Summit

2025Frontiers in StrokeJournalOpen access6 citations10.3389/fstro.2025.1555554

A scoping review of the utilization of mobile stroke units in low and lower middle-income countries: current evidence, implications and future direction

2025BMC Health Services ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author6 citations10.1186/s12913-025-12920-5

Strengthening global partnerships for sustainable sickle cell disease care: insights from SickleInAfrica at the 77th United Nations General Assembly and the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit

2025BMJ Global HealthJournalOpen access6 citations10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017154

Time delays in emergency stroke care in a low-resource referral hospital in Ghana

2025African Journal of Emergency MedicineJournalOpen access5 citations10.1016/j.afjem.2025.05.006

Developing biobanking processes for Alzheimer's disease and related dementia research in Africa: Experience from the Recruitment and Retention for Alzheimer's Disease Diversity in the Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project (READD‐ADSP)

2025Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen access4 citations10.1002/alz.70559

The role of community advisory boards in enhancing recruitment and retention in Alzheimer's disease and related dementia research in Africa: Experience from the READD‐ADSP study

2025Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen access3 citations10.1002/alz.70529

Sex Differences in Prehospital Stroke Medicine (SESAME): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2025StrokeJournalSenior author3 citations10.1161/strokeaha.124.050414

ABCA7 deletion lowers age at onset of Alzheimer's disease and interacts with APOE ε4 synergistically in African‐ancestry populations

2025Alzheimer s & DementiaJournalOpen access3 citations10.1002/alz.70583

Predicting stroke with machine learning techniques in a sub-Saharan African population

2025Neuroscience InformaticsJournalOpen access4 citations10.1016/j.neuri.2025.100216

Research participants’ perception of ethical issues in stroke genomics and neurobiobanking research in Africa

2025PLoS ONEJournalOpen access3 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0292906

Growing Data science Research in Africa to Stimulate Progress (GRASP) program: Rationale and overview

2025Equity NeuroscienceJournalOpen access1 citations10.1016/j.neuros.2025.100003

Burden of perceived stress among stroke survivors in Ghana: Insights from a multicentre, cross-sectional study

2025Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular DiseasesJournalOpen accessCorresponding1 citations10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2025.108365

African stroke organization conference 2024: Strategies in reducing the burden of stroke

2025Equity NeuroscienceJournalOpen access1 citations10.1016/j.neuros.2025.100006

Evaluation of Each Three Entamoeba histolytica- and Strongyloides stercoralis-Specific Real-Time PCR Assays Applying Test Comparisons Without Reference Standards

2025MicroorganismsJournalOpen access1 citations10.3390/microorganisms13091976

Assessment of Cryptosporidium spp. Sub-Families and Giardia duodenalis Assemblages A and B in Ghanaian HIV Patients, Including Socio-Economic, Clinical, and Immunological Associations

2025Infectious Disease ReportsJournalOpen access1 citations10.3390/idr17050129

Mucuna pruriens in untreated Parkinson's disease in sub-Saharan Africa: A 12-month, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial

2025Journal of Parkinson s DiseaseJournalOpen access1 citations10.1177/1877718x251383721

Epidemiological, Clinical, and Immunological Features of Ghanaian People-Living-with-HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and Molecular Proof of Cystoisospora belli in Their Stool Samples

2025PathogensJournalOpen access2 citations10.3390/pathogens14030212

Recruitment and Retention for Alzheimer's Disease Diversity Genetic Cohorts in the ADSP (READD‐ADSP): A global effort to identify genetic factors in Alzheimer's disease

2025Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical InterventionsJournalOpen access1 citations10.1002/trc2.70148

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and severity of intracerebral hemorrhage: Insights from the SIREN study

2025Journal of the Neurological SciencesJournalOpen access1 citations10.1016/j.jns.2025.123555

Low vegetable consumption doubles the odds of stroke among people with hypertension: Findings from the SIREN Study in West Africa

2025International Journal of StrokeJournal1 citations10.1177/17474930251349474

Quality of life of patients with Parkinson’s disease in the central belt of ghana

2025Parkinsonism & Related DisordersJournal0 citations10.1016/j.parkreldis.2025.107385

Sonographically measured optic nerve sheath diameter as a predictor of stroke severity and outcome among Ghanaian acute stroke patients

2025Journal of Clinical NeuroscienceJournalSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/j.jocn.2025.111322

Comparative epidemiology of Ghanaian individuals with molecular proof of Entamoeba histolytica with and without concomitant human immunodeficiency virus infection

2025European Journal of Microbiology and ImmunologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.1556/1886.2025.00030

Antecedent sedative use is independently associated with stroke occurrence among west Africans: Evidence from the SIREN case-control study

2025eNeurologicalSciJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.1016/j.ensci.2025.100573

Communicating the ethical, legal, and social issues in neurobiobanking and stroke genomic research in Africa: Project intervention tools development and evaluation procedures

2025Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular DiseasesJournalOpen accessCorresponding0 citations10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2025.108378

Epidemiological, clinical and immunological features of Schistosoma spp., Stronglyoides stercoralis and Taenia spp. infections in Ghanaian HIV patients

2025European Journal of Microbiology and ImmunologyJournalOpen access0 citations10.1556/1886.2025.00031

Determinants of Cognitive Performance Among Ghanaian Hypertensive Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

2025Health Science ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.1002/hsr2.71100

Experiences of Ghanaian frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and healthcare leadership recommendations

2025PLOS Global Public HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1371/journal.pgph.0004992

Inflammatory markers are associated with ischaemic stroke among indigenous Africans: The siren study

2025AtherosclerosisJournalOpen access0 citations10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2025.120157

Secondary prevention using a statin with or without aspirin among Ghanaian intracerebral hemorrhage survivors: A feasibility randomized trial

2025Equity NeuroscienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/j.neuros.2025.100008

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