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Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, Jun 1, 2019
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2019
Highlights Using World health organization criteria, almost there was equal prevalence of ische... more Highlights Using World health organization criteria, almost there was equal prevalence of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke the most complication developed was brain edema in about one third of patient More than half of the patients had at least one past medication and anti-hypertensive were the commonly used prestroke medications. The most common medication given for the patient during hospitalization was antiplatelets and statins More than half of the patients had at least one past medication and anti-hypertensive were the commonly used prestroke medications.
Stroke Research and Treatment
Background. The fact that the majority of patients come late creates management difficulties as t... more Background. The fact that the majority of patients come late creates management difficulties as these first hours are important to avoid secondary insults to the brain and preserve the ischemic penumbra. Although thrombolytic treatments are currently not available in our hospital, significant delays during the prehospital or in-hospital phases of care create management difficulties and would make such advanced treatments impossible in the future in Ethiopia. Methods. Prospective observational study was carried at stroke unit of Jimma University Medical Center for 4 consecutive months from March 10 to July 10, 2017. Data was cleaned and entered to Epidata version 3.1 and then exported and analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Results. A total of 116 eligible stroke patients were recruited during the study period with mean age of 55.1±14.0 years, ranging from 23 to 96 years. The majority of stroke patients were males (62.9%) and from rural areas (72.4%). The median time elapsed between th...
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, Jun 1, 2019
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2019
Highlights Using World health organization criteria, almost there was equal prevalence of ische... more Highlights Using World health organization criteria, almost there was equal prevalence of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke the most complication developed was brain edema in about one third of patient More than half of the patients had at least one past medication and anti-hypertensive were the commonly used prestroke medications. The most common medication given for the patient during hospitalization was antiplatelets and statins More than half of the patients had at least one past medication and anti-hypertensive were the commonly used prestroke medications.
Stroke Research and Treatment
Background. The fact that the majority of patients come late creates management difficulties as t... more Background. The fact that the majority of patients come late creates management difficulties as these first hours are important to avoid secondary insults to the brain and preserve the ischemic penumbra. Although thrombolytic treatments are currently not available in our hospital, significant delays during the prehospital or in-hospital phases of care create management difficulties and would make such advanced treatments impossible in the future in Ethiopia. Methods. Prospective observational study was carried at stroke unit of Jimma University Medical Center for 4 consecutive months from March 10 to July 10, 2017. Data was cleaned and entered to Epidata version 3.1 and then exported and analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Results. A total of 116 eligible stroke patients were recruited during the study period with mean age of 55.1±14.0 years, ranging from 23 to 96 years. The majority of stroke patients were males (62.9%) and from rural areas (72.4%). The median time elapsed between th...