Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: November | Volume: 7 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 335-341
A Clinical Profile of Stroke in Tertiary Care Centre
Uthaya Sankar M K*, Mythreini Satheesh**, Louis Ferdin Zeno.J**, Suman Babu.I.S.S.**
*Professor,***Assistant professor,**Post graduate, Department of General Medicine, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College & Hospital, Pondicherry-605107
Corresponding Author: Mythreini Satheesh
ABSTRACT
Background: Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) is the third leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer in developed countries and is now emerging as the commonest preventable life-threatening neurological problem worldwide. It makes an important contribution to morbidity and mortality in developed as well as developing countries.
Aims: 1.To determine the age, gender distribution, risk factors and pattern of areas of brain affected in stroke patients in tertiary care centre.
Methodology: 50 patients with acute stroke were selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. After getting consent from the patient appropriate questionnaire was used to collect the data of patients. Diagnosis of stroke was confirmed by CT or MRI scan of brain.
Results: Totally 50 patients of acute stroke were included in our study, majority of the patients are males 35 (70%), and females are 15(30%). Approximately 36% were in the age group of 51-60 years. In this study ischemic stroke was seen in 45 (90%) of the patients and 5 (10%) had hemorrhagic stroke. Out of 50 patients 23 (46%) had diabetes mellitus and 26 (54%) had hypertension. Heart disease was present only in 16% of the patients. The mean duration of both diabetes and hypertension were 5 years. In this study 38% of the patients had high triglycerides, and 30% had had high VLDL. Anterior circulation stroke was more common 74% than posterior circulation and lacunar stroke.
Conclusion: In this present study stroke was more common in the age group of 51-60 years with male are most commonly affected. Dyslipidemia in the form of high triglycerides and high VLDL levels was the most common risk factor which was followed by hypertension. Most of the patients presented as ischemic stroke. Anterior circulation stroke was more common than posterior circulation stroke.
Keywords: Cerebrovascular accident, Stroke profile.
[PDF Full Text]