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Modifiable Risk Factors In Patients With Cerebrovascular Accident, Sher Ali Khan, Mir Jalal-Ud-Din, Raheel Ahangir Jadoon, Shawana Asad, Rashid Ali, Muhammad Saqib Saeed
Modifiable Risk Factors In Patients With Cerebrovascular Accident, Sher Ali Khan, Mir Jalal-Ud-Din, Raheel Ahangir Jadoon, Shawana Asad, Rashid Ali, Muhammad Saqib Saeed
Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)
To determine the frequency of modifiable risk factors of stroke. Study Design: Descriptive Case series. Place and duration of study: Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad from March to December 2012. Methodology: 106 cases of cerebrovascular accident (CVA) above 20 years of age and of either sex admitted in medical units of Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad were included in this study. The patients below 20 years of age, those with recurrent history of CVA, patients not fulfilling the required criteria of risk factors set in operational definitions and patients having intracranial space occupying lesion such as tumors or brain abscess or neurological …
Risk Evaluation For Cerebrovascular Accident In Cases Of Retinal Vein Occlusion, Ahmed A. El-Adly, Faried M. Wagdy, Hassan G. Farahat, Osama A. El-Morsy
Risk Evaluation For Cerebrovascular Accident In Cases Of Retinal Vein Occlusion, Ahmed A. El-Adly, Faried M. Wagdy, Hassan G. Farahat, Osama A. El-Morsy
Menoufia Medical Journal
Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors that may predict the development of cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs) in patients with retinal vein occlusion (RVO). Background Risk factors for RVO include hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, diabetes mellitus and vascular diseases, which are the same risk factors for CVAs. Materials and Methods Twenty patients with RVO (group A) and 20 normal controls with no history of RVO (group B) were examined and investigated using colour fundus photography and fluorescein angiography, carotid duplex ultrasonography and blood examinations for bleeding disorders, diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidaemia. The risk for CVAs was evaluated in …