Risk factors and types of recurrent stroke: a Saudi hospital based study

Tarek Mohamed El-gohary; Abdullah M. Alshenqiti; Sameh R. Ibrahim; Osama Ahmed Khaled; Abdul Rahman H. Ali; Mostafa S. Ahmed

doi:10.1589/jpts.31.743

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Risk factors and types of recurrent stroke: a Saudi hospital based study

Tarek Mohamed El-gohary, Abdullah M. Alshenqiti, Sameh R. Ibrahim, Osama Ahmed Khaled, Abdul Rahman H. Ali, Mostafa S. Ahmed

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Tarek Mohamed El-gohary
Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, Taibah University: P.O. Box 344, Almadina Almunawara 41411, Saudi Arabia
Department of Biomechanics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt
Abdullah M. Alshenqiti
Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, Taibah University: P.O. Box 344, Almadina Almunawara 41411, Saudi Arabia
Sameh R. Ibrahim
Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, Taibah University: P.O. Box 344, Almadina Almunawara 41411, Saudi Arabia
Basic Science Department, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt
Osama Ahmed Khaled
Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, Taibah University: P.O. Box 344, Almadina Almunawara 41411, Saudi Arabia
Basic Science Department, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt
Abdul Rahman H. Ali
Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, Taibah University: P.O. Box 344, Almadina Almunawara 41411, Saudi Arabia
Mostafa S. Ahmed
Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, Taibah University: P.O. Box 344, Almadina Almunawara 41411, Saudi Arabia

Keywords: Recurrent stroke, Risk factors, Hospital based study

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2019 Volume 31 Issue 10 Pages 743-746

DOI https://doi.org/10.1589/jpts.31.743

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Abstract

[Purpose] To identify the risk factors and the stroke types in recurrent stroke patients of Madinah Al-Munawarah city. [Participants and Methods] A prospective research hospital based study was conducted through the year of 2014. The patients were entered in the study when they had recurrent cerebrovascular accident led to hospital admission. All details of patients were obtained include history, demographic data, risk factors and stroke types. [Results] Ninety-four (83.9%) ischaemic strokes, 12 (10.7%) intercerebral hemorrhage strokes and 6 (5.4%) undefined out of 112 patients had recurrent stroke found in this study. Hypertension was the most prevalent risk factors (90.2%) followed by diabetes mellitus (62.5%) and ischaemic heart disease (51.8%). [Conclusion] Hypertension, diabetes, and ischaemic heart disease in particular were exhibited to be crucial risk factors for stroke recurrence in this study. Future studies are needed for secondary prevention planning.

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