Cross Sectional Study on Clinical Profile and Risk Factors among Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke.

The most common cause of disability disorder is stroke worldwide. Prevention is the main focus for stroke. By addressing the risk factors, stroke could be prevented. This cross-sectional observational study was conducted from September 2014 to February 2017 in the department of Neurology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Bangladesh. All the patients of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke were confirmed by neuroimaging (CT scan of brain/ MRI of brain). And screening of inclusion and exclusion criteria, seventy-eight stroke patients were included in the study. Among them 60(76.0%) were ischemic (Group A) and 18(23.0%) were hemorrhagic (Group B) stroke patients. Mean age of the study population was 60.83±13.36 years and 58.58±14.77 years in Group A and Group B respectively. In both groups male was predominant. Mostly females were housewife (33.0%) and higher percentage of males was businessman (30.0%). Most of the study populations were literate in Group A but maximum of Group B were illiterate. Hypertension is the most common risk factor, then smoking, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease respectively for both groups of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients. Previous vascular events, family history and alcohol consumption were higher in Group A than Group B.