摘要
Objective:The aim of this paper was to analyse the etiologic,clinical,and therapeutic characteristics of the ischemic stroke in the comarca of Poniente,Almeria,Spain.Methods:An observational descriptive study was carried out from June 2005 to June 2006 in the Hospital of Poniente.We studied 243 patients admitted to Internal Medicine Department diag-nosed with ischemic stroke.We revised the clinical histories of patients using social,demographic,clinical,diagnostic,and therapeutic variables.A descriptive analysis of the variables was performed using SPSS V10.1 package.Results:A total of 172 patients(70.7%)were admitted to hospital.The time course of the stroke episode was less than 6 hours(40.6%);mean age of patients 73 years(50% males);94% were autochthonous workers,6% immigrants,72% hypertensive,and 35% had a history of previous stroke.The most common symptom was dysarthria(59%);brain CAT scan was performed in all of them within 6 hours after stroke onset,and antiplatelet drugs were given within 48 hours after stroke onset.About 30% of the patients received early rehabilitation,12% died within the first week.Conclusion:We found clinical and epidemiologic characteristics similar to those reported in the literature;we found a lower incidence of CVD and a higher time course than the national average.
