title: The Perugia hospital-based Stroke Registry: report of the 2nd year.
abstract: This study reports the characteristics of stroke patients admitted to our hospital in the period Jan 1st, 1998-Dec 31st 1999. Seven hundred and ninety seven consecutive subjects (412 males; mean age 71 +/- 13 years) with a first-ever stroke were registered. Two-thirds of patients (65%) were admitted to the Stroke Unit (SU). The remaining part was managed in six general medicine wards (GM) or other services [neurosurgery and intensive care units (ICU+ NS)]. Ischemic stroke occurred in 534 subjects (67%). The high prevalence (30.1%) of haemorrhages can be partly explained by the presence of specialized neurosurgical services. Athero-thrombotic infarctions occurred in 21.7% of patients, lacunar in 24.7%, cardioembolic in 18.1%, other determined in 6.1%, and other undetermined in 27.5%. Overall hospital mortality was 10%. In cerebral hemorrhage mortality was 18% (44/240) vs. 6.3% (32/534) in ischemic stroke (p < 0.05). The distribution of stroke types and mortality was similar to other previous reports.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, University of Perugia, Italy. silvestrelli@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Silvestrelli
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Corea
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paciaroni
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Milia
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Palmerini
authors.forename: Lucilla
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Parnetti
authors.forename: Virgilio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gallai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001072:Apraxias / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D014504:Urban Health