Background Scoring systems based on discriminant analysis technique and multivariate logistic regression have been developed to distinguish cerebral haemorrhage (CH) from cerebral infarction (CI). This distinction is necessary in the acute management of stroke patients. Objectif The Siriraj stroke score (SSS) was evaluated in Siriraj hospital, Bangkok, and the Western Infirmary, Glasgow, and needs to be validated in an African setting. Methodology The computerised tomography (CT) brain scans of all patients referred with clinical diagnosis of stroke at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, and RADMED diagnostic centre, Lagos were retrieved and reviewed as well as the case notes of the patients at the referral hospitals. The SSS...