Introduction: Stroke is an acute vascular disease and the second leading cause of death in the
world. We have assessed the patients on hospital admission with some other prognostic
factors besides the preliminary neurological examinations in order to estimate their
clinical status in the future. Materials and Methods: The present study was performed on the patients admitted to Valiasr Hospital of Arak
within 72 h of stroke onset from April to October 2011. Diagnosis of stroke in the
suspected patients was done by a neurologist and verified by the findings of the computed
tomography scans. For each patient, a specific questionnaire, which described its
stroke severity according to canadian neurological scale of stroke (CNSS), was prepared
in order to define the severity of the stroke. Systolic as well as diastolic blood
pressure of the patients was measured at the admission and their level of blood sugar,
cholesterol, and triglyceride was also determined. Results: Out of 62 patients under study (mean age, 66.14 10.9 years), 36 (58.1%) were males
and 26 (41.9%) were females. Overall, 66.1% of the patients were diagnosed with the
ischemic stroke, while 33.9% were diagnosed with the hemorrhagic stroke. Regression
analysis showed that cholesterol and diastolic blood pressure were the most important
prognostic factors of the severity of stroke (CNSS). Conclusion: Diastolic blood pressure and serum cholesterol level have the potential to be used
for assessing the stroke outcome as well as to improve the stroke rehabilitation.
Key-words:
Blood pressure - blood sugar - Canadian Neurological Scale of stroke - cholesterol
- stroke - triglyceride
