Lacunar strokes: a single institutional experience
Abstract
Abstract: Objective: Lacunar ischemic strokes comprise approximately 25% of all ischemic strokes. We compared the risk factors and clinical pattern of this type of stroke between males and females. Methods: This observational study involved 50 consecutive patients with their first-ever lacunar stroke and was conducted at the department of neurology of Sulaimaniya general teaching hospital, Iraq from December 1, 2010 to March 1, 2013. Patients" risk factors, clinical presentation, and strokes" patterns were noted and a comparison was made between males and females. Results: Males (64%) outnumbered females (36%) with a male to female ration of 1.7. The mean age of males was 63 years while it was 61 years in females. Although hypertension was more common in females than in males, diabetes and smoking were more common in the latter group; however, there were no statistically significant differences between the 2 genders in terms of hypertension (P-value
Keywords
Kaynakça
- Wardlaw JN. What causes lacunar stroke. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2005; 76:617-9.
- You R, McNeil JJ, O'Malley HM, Davis SM, Donnan GA. Risk factors for lacunar infarction syndromes. Neurology. 1995; 45(8):1483-7.
- Fisher CM. Lacunar strokes and infarcts: a review. Neurology. 1982; 32:871-6.
- Bejot Y, Catteau A, Caillier M, Rouaud O, Durier J, Marie C, et al. Trends in incidence, risk factors, and survival in symptomatic lacunar stroke in Dijon, France, from 1989 to 2006: a population-based study. Stroke. 2008;39:1945-51.
- Besson G, Hommel M, Perret J. Historical aspects of the lacunar concept. Cerebrovasc Dis 1991;1:306-10. Bamford JM, Warlow CP. Evolution and testing of the lacunar hypothesis. Stroke. 1988; 19:1074-82.
- Fisher CM, Curry HB. Pure motor hemiplegia of vascular origin. Arch Neurol. 1965; 13:30-44.
- Fisher CM. Lacunes: small, deep cerebral infarcts. Neurology. 1965; 15:774-84.
- Fisher CM. The arterial lesions underlying lacunes. Acta Neuropathol. 1965; 12:1-15.
- Fisher CM, Cole M. Homolateral ataxia and crural paresis; A vascular syndrome. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1965; 28:48-55.
- Fisher CM. Pure sensory stroke involving face, arm, and leg. Neurology. 1965; 15:76-80.
