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7611724

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-8-16
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to compare stroke severity, risk factors, and prognosis in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage versus infarction. We prospectively studied 1,000 unselected patients with acute stroke of a verified type in the Copenhagen Stoke Study. Neurological deficits and functional disabilities were evaluated weekly from the time of acute admission throughout the rehabilitation period. Eighty-eight (9%) had intracerebral hemorrhage. The relative frequency of intracerebral hemorrhage rose exponentially with increasing stroke severity. In multivariate analyses, stroke type had no influence on mortality, neurological outcome, functional outcome, or the time course of recovery. Initial stroke severity was the all-important prognostic factor. The relative importance of hypertension and blood pressure on admission was not greater for intracerebral hemorrhage than for infarction. No preponderance was found between type of stroke and sex, age, and smoking. Diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and elevated serum total cholesterol level all favored cerebral infarction as opposed to intracerebral hemorrhage. We conclude that the type of stroke per se has no influence on stroke prognosis in general; the extent of the injury is decisive. The poorer prognosis in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage is due to the increase in frequency of intracerebral hemorrhage with increasing stroke severity. The likelihood of cerebral infarction occurring as opposed to intracerebral hemorrhage seems increased fivefold in stroke patients with diabetes. Hypertension and blood pressure on admission were not predictors of stroke type.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0364-5134
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
45-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Intracerebral hemorrhage versus infarction: stroke severity, risk factors, and prognosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't