| The burden of stroke in Africa: a glance at the present and a glimpse into the future MO Owolabi, O Arulogun, S Melikam, AM Adeoye, S Akarolo-Anthony, ... Cardiovascular journal of Africa 26 (2 H3Africa Suppl), S27, 2015 | 484 | 2015 |
| Tele-rehabilitation after stroke: an updated systematic review of the literature FS Sarfo, U Ulasavets, OK Opare-Sem, B Ovbiagele Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases 27 (9), 2306-2318, 2018 | 349 | 2018 |
| The modern pre-levodopa era of Parkinson’s disease: insights into motor complications from sub-Saharan Africa R Cilia, A Akpalu, FS Sarfo, M Cham, M Amboni, E Cereda, M Fabbri, ... Brain 137 (10), 2731-2742, 2014 | 325 | 2014 |
| Primary stroke prevention worldwide: translating evidence into action MO Owolabi, AG Thrift, A Mahal, M Ishida, S Martins, WD Johnson, ... The Lancet Public Health 7 (1), e74-e85, 2022 | 255 | 2022 |
| Dominant modifiable risk factors for stroke in Ghana and Nigeria (SIREN): a case-control study MO Owolabi, F Sarfo, R Akinyemi, M Gebregziabher, O Akpa, A Akpalu, ... The Lancet Global Health 6 (4), e436-e446, 2018 | 254 | 2018 |
| Research capacity. Enabling the genomic revolution in Africa. Science, 1346-8., 2014 | 191* | 2014 |
| Clinical Efficacy of Combination of Rifampin and Streptomycin for Treatment of Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease FS Sarfo, R Phillips, K Asiedu, E Ampadu, N Bobi, E Adentwe, A Lartey, ... Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 54 (9), 3678-3685, 2010 | 156 | 2010 |
| Stroke in Africa: profile, progress, prospects and priorities RO Akinyemi, B Ovbiagele, OA Adeniji, FS Sarfo, F Abd-Allah, ... Nature Reviews Neurology 17 (10), 634-656, 2021 | 155 | 2021 |
| Stroke among young West Africans: evidence from the SIREN (Stroke Investigative Research and Educational Network) large multisite case–control study FS Sarfo, B Ovbiagele, M Gebregziabher, K Wahab, R Akinyemi, A Akpalu, ... Stroke 49 (5), 1116-1122, 2018 | 150 | 2018 |
| Detection of highly prevalent hepatitis B virus coinfection among HIV-seropositive persons in Ghana AM Geretti, M Patel, FS Sarfo, D Chadwick, J Verheyen, M Fraune, ... Journal of clinical microbiology 48 (9), 3223-3230, 2010 | 130 | 2010 |
| Global impact of COVID-19 on stroke care and IV thrombolysis RG Nogueira, MM Qureshi, M Abdalkader, SO Martins, H Yamagami, ... Neurology 96 (23), e2824-e2838, 2021 | 122 | 2021 |
| Natural history of motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease and the long-duration response to levodopa R Cilia, E Cereda, A Akpalu, FS Sarfo, M Cham, R Laryea, V Obese, ... Brain 143 (8), 2490-2501, 2020 | 114 | 2020 |
| Trends in stroke admission and mortality rates from 1983 to 2013 in central Ghana FS Sarfo, J Akassi, D Awuah, S Adamu, C Nkyi, M Owolabi, B Ovbiagele Journal of the neurological sciences 357 (1-2), 240-245, 2015 | 111 | 2015 |
| Immunosuppressive Signature of Cutaneous Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection in the Peripheral Blood of Patients with Buruli Ulcer Disease R Phillips, FS Sarfo, L Guenin-Macé, J Decalf, M Wansbrough-Jones, ... The Journal of infectious diseases 200 (11), 1675-1684, 2009 | 102 | 2009 |
| Factors associated with uncontrolled blood pressure among Ghanaians: evidence from a multicenter hospital-based study FS Sarfo, LM Mobula, G Burnham, D Ansong, J Plange-Rhule, ... PloS one 13 (3), e0193494, 2018 | 101 | 2018 |
| Phone-based intervention for blood pressure control among Ghanaian stroke survivors: a pilot randomized controlled trial FS Sarfo, F Treiber, M Gebregziabher, S Adamu, M Nichols, A Singh, ... International Journal of Stroke 14 (6), 630-638, 2019 | 99 | 2019 |
| Recent advances: role of mycolactone in the pathogenesis and monitoring of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection/Buruli ulcer disease FS Sarfo, R Phillips, M Wansbrough‐Jones, RE Simmonds Cellular microbiology 18 (1), 17-29, 2016 | 98 | 2016 |
| Stroke-related stigma among West Africans: Patterns and predictors FS Sarfo, M Nichols, S Qanungo, A Teklehaimanot, A Singh, N Mensah, ... Journal of the neurological sciences 375, 270-274, 2017 | 93 | 2017 |
| Rifampicin and clarithromycin (extended release) versus rifampicin and streptomycin for limited Buruli ulcer lesions: a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority phase 3 trial RO Phillips, J Robert, KM Abass, W Thompson, FS Sarfo, T Wilson, ... The Lancet 395 (10232), 1259-1267, 2020 | 87 | 2020 |
| PINGS (Phone-based intervention under nurse guidance after stroke) interim results of a pilot randomized controlled trial F Sarfo, F Treiber, M Gebregziabher, S Adamu, S Patel, M Nichols, ... Stroke 49 (1), 236-239, 2018 | 86 | 2018 |
Richard Odame PhillipsProfessor of Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi CentreVerified email at knust.edu.gh
