Clinical Characteristics of Nonagenarian Stroke
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
; : 137-142, 2007.
Article
en Ko
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| ID: wpr-115397
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: As the elderly population is fast growing, the incidence of stroke is also increasing. We studied the clinical characteristics of nonagenarian stroke compared to a population of patients under the age of ninety. METHODS: Subjects included 44 nonagenarian stroke patients and 22,227 control patients aged under ninety. Clinical characteristics including age, sex, risk factors, stroke subtype, and outcome (one-year prognosis, evaluated by a modified Rankin scale) were analyzed. RESULTS: The proportion of nonagenarian stroke accounted for 0.2% of all cases of stroke. Ischemic stroke was more common than hemorrhagic stroke in the nonagenarian group. In addition, the female gender was more frequent (p<0.01). As the patients were older, their admission period was shorter, the discharge against medical advice was increased, and the mortality was higher. Hypertension and atrial fibrillation were significantly higher (p<0.05, p<0.001, respectively) in the nonagenarian ischemic stroke patients. CONCLUSIONS: Nonagenarian stroke patients have unique clinical characteristics compared with stroke patients under the age of ninety.
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Asunto principal:
Pronóstico
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Fibrilación Atrial
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Incidencia
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Factores de Riesgo
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Mortalidad
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Accidente Cerebrovascular
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Hipertensión
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Article