ISCHEMIC STROKE REGISTRY IN EGYPT: HOSPITAL BASED STUDY

Background: Stroke is defined by the World Health Organization(WHO) as ‘a clinical syndrome consisting of rapidly developing signs focal (or sometimes global) disturbance cerebral function lasting more than 24 hours or leading to death with no apparent cause other a vascular origin. Objective: To study pattern ischemic stroke subtypes in sample Egyptian patients, common risk factor profiles and management methods. Patients: A retrospective was conducted on 321 patients who were admitted Al-Azhar University Hospitals Nasser Institute main primary diagnosis acute during period from January 2017 until December 2018. Results: Small vessel strokes most accounting for 51.1% all followed large getting affected 24% cases. Cardio embolic present 20.8%of cases, Hypertension prevalent among 61.1%, diabetes (49.5%), obesity (38.6%), smoking (32.1%). significant difference severity regarding status found univariate analysis obesity. Multivariate using multiple linear regressions showed that relationship significant. Conclusion: In spite high prevalence factors power wasn’t enough show any association except obesity, where smokers obese are likely have higher severity.