Clinico-etiological Profile of First-time Stroke Patients Presenting to a Tertiary Care Hospital in Navi Mumbai
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 7
Abstract
Introduction: To initiate preventive and curative measures in stroke patients, it is critical that we understand the risk factors and etiological agents involved in stroke. In this study, we aimed to study the clinical profile of the first-time stroke patients presenting to our hospital, analyze possible etiological agents and identify the risk factors of stroke in these patients. Materials and Methods: We designed a cross-sectional study of stroke patients who presented to the Department of Medicine, D Y Patil Hospital and Research Centre, Navi Mumbai, from May 2010 to December 2012. After obtaining the Approval of the Ethics Committee, we obtained history, clinical examination findings and sent blood and imaging investigations for all patients. Standard clinical definitions were used to assess the presence of clinical risk factors. Results: During the study period, we included 30 patients in our study. About 47% of the patients were aged more than 35 years, and male predominance was observed in our study population. About 43% of the population was diabetic and 33% were hypertension; the two most important risk factors for stroke. Majority of the population had a normal body mass index (BMI) (37%), with 13% being morbidly obese. Dyslipidemia was found in 60% of the patients. About 30% and 20% of the patients gave a history of smoking and alcohol intake, respectively. The numerical values of various anthropometric and physiological parameters such as height, weight, BMI, pulse, blood pressure, fasting sugar, and homocysteine levels have been expressed as mean and standard deviations. Conclusions: This study gives us the clinic-etiological profile and risk factors present in stroke patients in our patient population. Large-scale studies surveying stroke patients at multiple centers are needed to support our findings.
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Madhu Hingorani, Sadanand Shetty, Varun Shetty
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