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Vol.1 , No. 4, Publication Date: Oct. 8, 2014, Page: 140-145
 and old age was 64.06 (± 11.238). 65.02% were male & 34.97% were female and the ratio was 1.9:1. Among patients majority had the Ischemic stroke in both age groups. In young age group 18 patients were diagnosed with ischemic stroke (58.06%) while 13 patients presented with hemorrhagic stroke (41.94%). In old age group 103 patients were diagnosed with ischemic stroke (67.76%) while 49 patients presented with hemorrhagic stroke (32.24%). Hypertension was the most common modifiable risk factor seen in both in the young (54.8.0%) and in old age group (55.9%), followed by previous history of transient ischemic attack (19.4%) and oral contraceptive pills (16.1%) in young age group and dyslipidaemia (23.7%), previous history of transient ischemic attack (20.4) and diabetes mellitus (DM) (19.7%) in old age group. Conclusion: A high prevalence of modifiable risk factors such as hypertension in both groups in stroke patients was observed in the tertiary level hospital in Bangladesh.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/906.jpg)
| [1] | Aminur Rahman, Fellow of Interventional Neuroradiology, Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Zurich 8091, Switzerland. |
| [2] | Hasan Emre Aydin, Eskisehir State Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Eskisehir26100, Turkey. |
| [3] | Surasak Komonchan, Department of Neurology, Prasat Neurological Institute, Bangkok10400, Thailand. |
| [4] | Uttam Kumar Saha, Department of Neurology, National Institute of Neurosciences& Hospital, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh. |
| [5] | Firoz Ahmed Quraishi, Department of Interventional Neurology, National Institute of Neurosciences& Hospital, Dhaka1207, Bangladesh. |
| [6] | Sakhawat Hossain, Department of Neurology, Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka1100, Bangladesh. |
Background: there is limited study describing such stroke in tertiary level hospital experiences from developing countries like Bangladesh Objectives: The aim study is to evaluate the modifiable risk factors stroke in both young and old age group. Methods: A retrospective audit of medical records of all patients presenting between July 2011 to November 2012 with a stroke was conducted. Information about clinical presentation, modifiable risk factors laboratory and radiological investigations was collected. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS14.0. Results: O f total 183 cases 31 were young adults and 152 old patients between 18 to 100 years. Mean age young adult was 38.76 (± 6.379) and old age was 64.06 (± 11.238). 65.02% were male & 34.97% were female and the ratio was 1.9:1. Among patients majority had the Ischemic stroke in both age groups. In young age group 18 patients were diagnosed with ischemic stroke (58.06%) while 13 patients presented with hemorrhagic stroke (41.94%). In old age group 103 patients were diagnosed with ischemic stroke (67.76%) while 49 patients presented with hemorrhagic stroke (32.24%). Hypertension was the most common modifiable risk factor seen in both in the young (54.8.0%) and in old age group (55.9%), followed by previous history of transient ischemic attack (19.4%) and oral contraceptive pills (16.1%) in young age group and dyslipidaemia (23.7%), previous history of transient ischemic attack (20.4) and diabetes mellitus (DM) (19.7%) in old age group. Conclusion: A high prevalence of modifiable risk factors such as hypertension in both groups in stroke patients was observed in the tertiary level hospital in Bangladesh.
Keywords
Risk Factors, Stroke, Hypertension, Transient ischemic Attack, Oral Contraceptive Pills, Dyslipidaemia, Diabetes Mellitus
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