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Neuroimaging plays a crucial role in differentiating ischemic stroke from an intracerebral hemorrhage, as well as entities other than stroke. This study sought to determine the correlation between the clinical and brain CT scan findings of stroke patients attending three hospitals in Kampala, Uganda.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This was a cross\u2010sectional study of clinically suspected stroke patients who were sent for brain CT scan at three selected hospitals in Kampala, Uganda. All brain CT scans of patients with suspected stroke were evaluated and the Alberta stroke program early CT score (ASPECTS) was used for middle cerebral artery (MCA) strokes. Univariate analysis was used to describe the clinico\u2010demographic and brain CT features of stroke and summarized them as percentages. Bivariate and multivariate analysis were used to determine the adjusted odds ratios as a measure of association with a 95% confidence interval (CI).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of the 270 study participants, 141 (52.2%) were male. 162 (60%) had CT findings of stroke, and 90 (33.3%) had normal brain CT findings. Eighteen (6.7%) had other CT findings like tumor, dural hemorrhage, epidermoid cyst, and others. Ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, and subarachnoid hemorrhage accounted for 124 (45.9%), 34 (12.6%), and 4 (1.5%) respectively. Limb weakness (55.2%), headache (41.1%), and loss of consciousness (39.3%) were associated with stroke findings on CT. Among the acute ischemic strokes, 30 (73.2%) had a worse (0\u20137) ASPECT score. Those aged \u226565 years were associated with a worse ASPECTS [AOR: 22.01, (95% CI: 1.58\u2013306.09) <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.021].<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>More than a third of patients with a clinical diagnosis of stroke had either no CT features of stroke or had other findings. The most commonly affected vascular territory was left MCA. 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