A Study of Cerebro Vascular Accident Patients.
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2014-02
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Abstract
To find out the proportion of different types
of strokes among the CVA patients and to examine the
correlation between stroke and various risk factors. Patients
and Methods: Sixty CVA patients who attended the
department of Medicine of TMC & Dr.BRAM Teaching
hospital comprised the material for this study. Detailed
history, clinical examination especially CNS examination,
different biochemical and radiological investigations
including CT Scan were performed to establish the
diagnosis of CVA and to confirm the type of CVA. Various
risk factors then correlated in causation of CVA. Result:
Out of 60 CVA patients 42(70%) had ishaemic and 18(30%)
had haemorrhagic stroke. Among the 42 ischaemic stroke
patients 12 (20%) had lacunar stroke. 38 patients (63.3%)
had hypertension, out of which only 4 (15%) had regular
follow up showing that hypertension is a definite risk factor.
Serum Cholesterol (213.52 ± 32.97) and Serum Triglyceride
(176.25 ± 41.97 ) were statistically significant (p<0.01)
along with Serum LDL (117.88 ± 27.18) and VLDL (49.11
± 13.76),t value 5.096 and 5.128 respectively. In this study
14 (23.3%) patients had diabetes mellitus, 31 (51.6%)
smokers, 14 (23.3%) alcoholics and 15 (25%) overweight,
but none of them could be established as a statistically
significant risk factor.
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cerebro vascular accident, ishaemic, haemorrhagic, hypertension
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Datta Arindam, Bhattacharyya A K. A Study of Cerebro Vascular Accident Patients. Indian Medical Gazette. 2014 Feb ; 148 (2): 58-64.