title: Short term mortality predictors in acute stroke.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Numerous studies have been done for last 20 years regarding the predictors of mortality in acute stroke.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This pilot study was designed for advancing our understanding the most influential factors involved in 4 wks mortality in Acute Stroke.
  
  
  METHODS
  440 patients were included in the study. We studied the patients by 32 variables (clinical-12, radiological-3, complications-11 and previously handicapped-6).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of 32 variables (analyzed by Decision Tree Technique) complications like delay in recovery of consciousness and new onset AMI/CCF and aspiration pneumonia were found to be the most significant predictors of mortality. In the next grade of factors influencing morality, we found age (>60 years), severity of neurodeficit (GCS>7, grade I/V motor weakness), size of lesion (infarct>1 lobe. hemorrhage>60 ml) to be important variables.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Scoring criteria and multicenteric study with a larger sample will be a better choice for assessing such predictability.
authors.affiliation: Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata INDIA.
authors.forename: Sukdeb
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata INDIA.
authors.forename: Kartick
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chandra Ghosh
authors.affiliation: Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata INDIA.
authors.forename: Mainak
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.affiliation: Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata INDIA.
authors.forename: Ujjal
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.affiliation: Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata INDIA.
authors.forename: Shib
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sankar Kundu
authors.affiliation: Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata INDIA.
authors.forename: Prasanta
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar Gangopadhyay
keywords: Acute Stroke; Mortality; Predictors