CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENTS IN PATIENTS OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE WITH ALTERED SENSORIUM PRESENTING IN EMERGENCY
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 16
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cerebrovascular disease is a devastating expression of vascular risk in CKD and yet, in comparison to cardiac disease, is relatively understudied. It is vital to understand the risks as well as benefits of established treatments directed at stroke treatment and prevention in all stages of CKD. We wanted to study stroke and stroke related mortality in patients of chronic renal failure. METHODS This is a prospective study of one-year duration, conducted from Dec. 2015 to Nov. 2016, at GMC, Jammu, which is a tertiary care centre. In our study, 64 patients were enrolled, 36 (56.25%) were males and 28 (43.75) were females. Age of patients ranged from 18 to 60 years. RESULTS Out of 64 patients included in our study, 8 patients (12.5%) had ischemic stroke, 6 patients (9.37%) had haemorrhagic stroke while 2 patients (3.12%) had both the lesions. CONCLUSIONS The incidence of stroke and related mortality is higher in CKD patients compared with that of the general population. Presence of anaemia, hypoalbuminemia, malnutrition, uraemia and hyperhomocysteinaemia in patients with CKD is associated with higher incidence of stroke.
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Vinod Kumar, Ritu Bhagat, Achint Singh
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