title: [Treatment of cerebrovascular disease in a comprehensive stroke unit].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Development of stroke units during the last decade has changed management of patients with stroke. The aim of this study is to assess unselected patients admitted to an acute stroke unit with respect to daily functioning (neurological deficits), treatment and 7-day outcome.
  
  
  METHODS
  All patients with suspected neurovascular disease were admitted to the stroke unit as emergencies. Patients with confirmed cerebrovascular disease were prospectively included in the Bergen Stroke Study in the period 1 February 2006-30 April 2009. Patients who had other diagnoses were not included, but their diagnoses were prospectively recorded in a 3 month-period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  49.8% of the patients had other diagnoses than acute stroke. Of 1101 patients with neurovascular disease; 10% had transient ischemic attacks, 79% had ischemic and 10% had hemorrhagic stroke. On admission, 72% of the patients had none or minor neurological deficits. After one week 63% of the patients were independent, 25% needed long-term rehabilitation and 10% were bedridden.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most patients in our study had mild deficits and first of all need an exact diagnostic work-up, acute and prophylactic treatment. Rehabilitation is important for a minority of patients.
authors.affiliation: Nevrologisk avdeling, Haukeland universitetssykehus, 5021 Bergen, Norway. ltho@haukeland.no
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thomassen
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Waje-Andreassen
authors.forename: Halvor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Næss
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brøgger
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010343:Patient Admission; D011446:Prospective Studies; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D055815:Young Adult