1. Epidemiology And Risk Factor Of Stroke In Babol, Northern Iran (2014-2015)
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Shayan Alijanpour, Seyedeh Tahereh Taheri, and Alijan Ahmadi Ahangar
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Stroke, ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, hypertension ,business.industry ,Mortality rate ,lcsh:R ,lcsh:Medicine ,Retrospective cohort study ,General Medicine ,Disease ,medicine.disease ,lcsh:Biology (General) ,Diabetes mellitus ,Internal medicine ,Epidemiology ,medicine ,Physical therapy ,cardiovascular diseases ,Risk factor ,business ,lcsh:QH301-705.5 ,Stroke ,Cause of death - Abstract
Background: Stroke is the third leading cause of death worldwide. Data on the epidemiology of stroke, patterns and risk factors in recent years in our region are brief.Methods and Material: This retrospective study from 2014 to 2015 on stroke patients was conducted. The NIHSS, the MRS and the Barthel index were used at admission and discharge. Patient’s demographic data and checklist used to identify risk factorFindings: A total of 230 stroke patients, 122 (53%) was female. 194 patients (%84) was ischemic type vs 36(%16) hemorrhagic, P
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- 2017