title: Ischaemic stroke in Jordan: a 2-year hospital-based study of subtypes and risk factors.
abstract: A retrospective study was made of 200 consecutive patients with first-ever ischaemic stroke, admitted to Jordan University Hospital over a 2-year period. The mean age was 61.2 years (range 29-95). The most common stroke subtype was lacunar infarct (51.5%), but frequency of cardioembolic stroke was low (8.0%). Hypertension, diabetes mellitus and smoking were the most common risk factors for atherosclerotic non-cardioembolic stroke. Chronic atrial fibrillation was the most common risk factor for cardioembolic stroke. No patient had severe extracranial carotid or vertebral artery stenosis (> 50% narrowing). Lacunar strokes presented predominantly as pure motor stroke (67/103) and were mainly in the internal capsule (34/ 103). The favourable outcome (85% discharged home) may be due to the relatively young age and the predominance of lacunar infarcts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Neurology, Jordan University, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bahou
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamid
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hadidi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000150:complications; D007597:Jordan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D020521:Stroke / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome