Duplex ultrasonography as prognostic tool of acute ischemic stroke patients

Abstract Background Cerebral stroke is a major source of mortality and morbidity. Duplex ultrasonography used to evaluate carotid cerebral arteries. The objectives this work are study the correlation between duplex parameters with risk factors ischemic parameter as prognostic tool stroke. Methods was conducted on 100 patients presented by acute submitted history taking, medical, neurological examination. Neurological deficit assessed National Institute Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS); functional state modified Rankin scale (mRS). Brain CT and/or MRI, routine laboratory investigations, extracranial, transcranial (TCD) were done. Results end diastolic velocities (EDVs) peak systolic (PSVs) common arteries (CCA) significantly decreased in smokers hypertensive (P<0.05). Smoking hypertension positively correlated resistive index (RI). In 80 patients, PSV symptomatic middle artery (MCA) did not exceed 70 cm/s within averaged 50.7 ± 4.6 cm/s. EDV 12.0 3.0 cm/s, RI 0.78 0.05, pulsativity (PI) 1.61 0.09. There significant difference all hemodynamic comparison asymptomatic side. Conclusion Patients who have should be evaluated ultrasonography. can give informative data about prognosis outcome.