title: [Medical care to cerebrovascular syndrome].
abstract: We analyzed clinical data from all patients with a stroke admitted to the Emergency Service of a General Hospital in Santiago, from 1984 to 1986. 371 patients (196 women and 175 men) were diagnosed as having thrombosis (43%), embolic occlusion (18%), intracerebral hemorrhage (36%) and subarachnoid hemorrhage (3%). CAT scans were performed in 25% and angiography in 16%. The diagnosis was considered proven in 40% of cases. Overall hospital mortality was 46%, raising to 66% for hemorrhages. Prevention of cerebral edema was the main medical treatment. The present data suggest that primary prevention of and technological facilities to treat cerebrovascular episodes are inadequate at a general hospital level in Santiago.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Galdames
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aguilera
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Valenzuela
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yañez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Atención médica del síndrome cerebrovascular.