Nisar Khan, Habibullah Khan, Nowshad Khan.
CT scan findings and risk factors in patients presenting with stroke.
Gomal J Med Sci Jan ;11(2):192-4.

Background: Cerebrovascular accident or stroke is one of the three leading causes of death globally. Differentiation between cerebral infarction and haemorrhage is important because management depends on the correct diagnosis. There are many risk factor which predispose a person to stroke. The objective of this study was to know the frequency of cereberal haemorrhage and infarction in stroke patients and to know the risk factors for stroke in our community. Material & Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on 47 patients of stroke admitted at DHQ Teaching Hospital, D.I.Khan, Pakistan, from November 2011 to April 2012. Patients of any age who developed focal neurological event lasting more than 24 hours, due to vascular event in the brain were included. Those with any other cause for focal neurological deficit were excluded. The data was collected on proforma and descriptive statistics applied to analyze the data. Results: The mean age of patients was 54.5+9.66 years with a range of 17-75 years. Out of 47 patients 21 were males and 26 females. CT scan of brain showed 26(55.31%) cases of cerebral infarction and 21(44.68%) intracranial haemorrhage. Regarding risk factors, 37 patients were hypertensive, 9 had ischemic heart disease and 6 had diabetes mellitus. Conclusion: In our study, among patients with stroke, 45% were having intracranial haemorrhage, while 55% cerebral infarction. Hypertension was the most common risk factor, followed by ischemic heart diseases and diabetes mellitus.

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