'Total Anterior Circulation Infarct' to Assess Gender Differences

作者：Inanc Yusuf; Kaplan Yuksel^*; Kamisli Ozden; Kamisli Suat; Ozcan Cemal

来源：Noropsikiyatri Arsivi, 2013, 50(2): 135-140.

DOI：10.4274/npa.y6307

• Ischemic stroke
• total anterior circulation infarct
• gender differences

Objective: We evaluated the risk factors, demographic, clinical and etiological characteristics of patients with total anterior circulation infarct (TACO. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the impact of gender-based differences on these parameters.
Methods: A total of 74 patients with TACI were enrolled in the study. 38 (51.3%) patients were female and 36 (48.6%) were male. We compared the age, previous stroke, prestroke modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores, National Health Interview Survey (NIHSS) scores according to The National Institute of Health Stroke scale, Glasgow coma score (GCS) and mRS at the time of admission, risk factors, etiological subtypes of stroke, topography of infarcts, the rate of neurologic and systemic complications, length of hospital stay, the rate of death, and the causes of mortality between genders.
Results: The frequency of recurrent stroke, the frequency of diabetes mellitus and systemic complications were significantly more common in females. Female patients had also higher median length of hospital stay than men.
Conclusion: The result of the present study indicated that female gender has a negative effect on clinical outcome of TACI.

• 出版日期2013