STUDY OF THE CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF PATIENT IN ACUTE STROKE
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 14
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Cerebrovascular disease is the third most common cause of death in the developed world after cancer and ischaemic heart disease. Stroke is a common medical emergency with an annual incidence of between 180 and 300 per 100000. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To know the incidence of clinical presentation of patients in acute stroke. MATERIALS AND METHODS: INCLUSION CRITERIA: Patients of acute cerebrovascular disease admitted in S.V.R.R.G.G.H., Tirupati were taken in this study. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Head injury cases and neoplasm cases producing stroke were excluded. RESULTS: The commonest presentation of patient in acute stroke was hemiplegia. In this study out of 50 patients, 44 patients presented with hemiplegia. In this study 88% of patients presented with hemiplegia, followed by 10% presented with aphasia, 10% presented with altered sensorium, 8% cerebellar ataxia, 2% convulsions and 2% monoplegia.
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Putta Suresh, Yamini Devi C, Ramesh Kumar C
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