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Volume 7 Issue 6 (June, 2019)

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To analyze the cases of stroke admitted to emergency
Arshied Hussain Bhat

Background: Cerebrovascular diseases (CVD) are the second most common cause of death and the first cause among of the causes of morbidity. The present study was conducted to analyze the cases of stroke admitted to emergency. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 86 cases of stroke of both genders. In all patients, clinical features, presence or absence of risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, history of cigarette smoking, contraceptive intake treatment, alcohol intake, sexual behaviour, a cardiac preexisting disease etc. was recorded. Results: Out of 86 patients, males were 50 and females were 36. Age group 20-30 years had 9, 30-40 years had 14, 40-50 years had 20 and 50-60 years had 43 patients. Common risk factors in patients was hypertension in 54, diabetes mellitus in 38, migraine in 12, smoking in 37, oral contraceptives in 15, hypercholesterolemia in 24, alcoholism in 47 and heart disease in 28. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Common clinical features were hemiplegia in 67, speech trouble in 45, aphasia in 32, dysarthria in 29 and consciousness disorder in 35 patients. The difference was non- significant (P> 0.05). Conclusion: Authors found that common risk factors in patients were hypertension, diabetes mellitus, migraine, smoking, oral contraceptives, hypercholesterolemia, alcoholism and heart diseases. Key words: Strike, hemiplegia, hypercholesterolemia

 
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