EPIDEMIOLOGY OF STROKE: A HOSPITAL BASED STUDY

Abstract

BACKGROUND: there is new data about stroke in Egypt, this study aiming to study demographic data and risk factor of stroke in Egypt. METHOD: study demographic data and risk factor of stroke in all admitted cerebrovascular stroke patients in New Kasr Al Ainy Teaching Hospital through one year from January 2014 to January 2015. Result: Hypertension was the most common risk factor (82,5%) followed by diabetes mellitus (65.3%). History of TIA was (55.5%) of stroke patients. Among stroke type small artery disease was the most common stroke type (31.5%) of patients, large artery atherosclerosis was (25.8%) of patients and cardioembolic stroke was (17.3%) of patients. CONCLUSION: Small vessel disease is the most common stroke subtype among Egyptian patients in our study. Hypertension was the most common risk factor among Egyptian patients in our study. Public awareness through different media about stoke symptom, risk factor is important for proper management of stroke.