title: [Validation of diagnosis scales for differencing hemorrhagic from ischemic cerebral vascular disease].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  differentiating hemorrhagic from ischemic cerebral vascular disease (CVD) is the starting point for the treatment. The aim was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of the scales that differentiate hemorrhagic from ischemic stroke.
  
  
  METHODS
  we applied the scale of Siriraj Stroke Score (SSS) and Greek Stroke Score (GSS) to patients with stroke. The results were described as means and frequencies. For significant variables odds ratio was calculated. We calculated the validity of both scales compared to the head computed tomography.
  
  
  RESULTS
  ninety one patients had ischemic stroke and 28 were hemorrhagic. The mean systolic blood pressure in ischemic stroke was 138.94 mmHg (SD ± 26.90) and hemorrhagic was 165.55 mmHg (SD ± 36.40) p = 0.0007. The atherogenic index (AT) in ischemic stroke was 4.52 (SD ± 1.52) and in hemorrhagic was 4.84 (SD ± 2.01) p = 0.87. The specificity of the SSS for hemorrhagic stroke is 85.5 % and 96.7 % for the GSS.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the GSS has a high specificity for hemorrhagic stroke.
authors.affiliation: Hospital General de Ticomán, Secretaría de Salud del Distrito Federal, México. diablon@live.com.mx
authors.forename: Carlos Alberto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Lozada-Pérez
authors.forename: José Juan
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Lozano-Nuevo
authors.forename: Alberto Francisco
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Rubio-Guerra
authors.forename: César Iván
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Erizadle-Barrera
authors.forename: Saúl
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huerta-Ramírez
authors.forename: Fausto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Márquez-Lirios
mesh_terms: D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019937:Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged