[Smoking and acute cerebrovascular disorders of the ischemic type].
In order to define the relationships between cigarette smoking and occurrence of cerebrovascular disease, a retrospective study was undertaken regarding smoking habits of 187 patients (129 men and 58 women) with cerebral infarct of non-embolic origin and 85 patients (40 men and 45 women) with TIA (transient ischemic attacks). Each patient was matched with a control subject, of the same sex and age group, who showed no signs or symptoms of cerebrovascular disease. Results show a statistically significant association between smoking habits and cerebral infarcts only in male subjects who smoked more than 20 cigarettes a day.
D000368:Aged; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000097:blood; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D002537:Intracranial Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000453:epidemiology; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D012907:Smoking
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D002248:Carbon Monoxide
Abitudine al fumo e vasculopatie cerebrali acute di tipo ischemico.