Add like
Add dislike
Add to saved papers

Stroke registry: hemorrhagic vs ischemic strokes.

BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic studies of stroke in the 1970s and 1980s have reported the percentage of ischemic stroke as 73% to 86%, with hemorrhagic stroke as only 8% to 18%; the remainder was undetermined (due to not performing computed tomographic [CT] scanning or an autopsy). In our clinical work, it appeared anecdotally to the authors that we were seeing more hemorrhagic strokes than these previously quoted figures.

METHODS: We conducted a retrospective review for 1 year of all patients discharged from the hospital, a regional stroke center, with a diagnosis of stroke; we compared ischemic to hemorrhagic stroke types.

RESULTS: There were 757 patients included. Of the patients, 41.9% were hemorrhagic and 58.1% were ischemic.

CONCLUSION: There were a much greater percentage of hemorrhagic strokes in this population than would have been predicted from previous studies. This finding may be due to improvement of CT scan availability and implementation unmasking a previous underestimation of the actual percentage or to an increase in therapeutic use of antiplatelet agents and warfarin causing an increase in the incidence of hemorrhage.

Full text links

We have located links that may give you full text access.
Can't access the paper?
Try logging in through your university/institutional subscription. For a smoother one-click institutional access experience, please use our mobile app.

For the best experience, use the Read mobile app

Mobile app image

Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university

For the best experience, use the Read mobile app

All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.

By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.

Your Privacy Choices Toggle icon

You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now

Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university

For the best experience, use the Read mobile app