Prediction of Functional Outcome in Ischemic Stroke Patients: An Observational Study on Egyptian Population

Introduction Determining the prognosis of ischemic stroke is important for neurologists and patients. The aim is to study the predictors of three months clinical outcome in ischemic stroke patients. Materials and methods A total of 397 patients were classified according to three months modified Rank...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2017-06, Vol.9 (6), p.e1392-e1392
Main Authors: Mahmoud Fouad, Mohamed, Mohamed Farag, Sherien, Hegazy, Mohamed I, Abd Elalem Aziz, Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ischemia
Neurology
Observational studies
Stroke
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Summary:Introduction Determining the prognosis of ischemic stroke is important for neurologists and patients. The aim is to study the predictors of three months clinical outcome in ischemic stroke patients. Materials and methods A total of 397 patients were classified according to three months modified Rankin Scale score (mRS score) into two groups, favorable and unfavorable outcome. Favorable outcome was assumed if the score was zero or one, or unchanged if the score was ≥ 1 before the onset of the most recent event. Results The variables associated with unfavorable outcome were old age (
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.1392