title: [Parma Stroke Data Bank: embolic stroke].
abstract: Cerebral infarction is one of the three main causes of death in most countries. It is very frequent and, since it is more often disabiliting rather than fatal, it is of high social impact. The correct classification of patients and the accurate diagnostic definition of the various subtypes of stroke is of great prognostic and therapeutic importance since cerebral infarction is not a single entity. In this study we report our findings concerning 244 patients with embolic infarction recorded in the Parma Stroke Data Bank hospital register. Clinical features were studied (risk factors, symptomatology of the onset, degree of severity within 3 days of the onset, post-stroke complications) as were instruments readings (TAC) and evolution (outcome, mortality, personal performance and environmental integration, both 4 weeks after the clinical onset and after one year).
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Medicina Generale, Azienda Ospedaliera di Parma.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tonelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Catamo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Finzi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mombelloni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossetti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Silvestrini
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ponari
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002423:Cause of Death; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000401:mortality*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000401:mortality*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000401:mortality*; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
vernacular_title: Parma Stroke Data Bank: ictus embolico.