Touré K, Thiam A, Sène Diouf F, Ndiaye M, Coumé M, Seck L B, Diagne N S, Diop M S, Tal Dia A, Diop A G, Ndiaye M M, Ndiaye I P
Service de Médecine Préventive et de Santé Publique , Faculté de Médecine, Pharmacie et Odontologie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Sénégal.
Dakar Med. 2008;53(2):105-10.
Describe the epidemiology of stroke among patients hospitalized at the Clinic of Neurology , Fann University, Dakar-Senegal.
Retrospectively, sociodemographic, medical history and clinical data were collected for patients hospitalized for stroke from January 1st 2001 to November 1st 2003 and to whom a Computed Tomography scan of the brain was done.
The population of study (314 patients) had a mean age of 61.3 years (+/-13.8) and was composed of 56.1% of women. The mean time of admission was 8.4 days (+/-23.5). The leading risk factors of stroke were hypertension, history of stroke and diabetes. Ischemic stroke represented 60.2%. The occurrence of stroke was associated with coma and hypertension. The letality rate was 24.8%.
It is necessary to develop and implement health education program against risk factors for the population to reduce stroke morbidity and mortality.
描述在塞内加尔达喀尔法恩大学神经病学诊所住院的中风患者的流行病学情况。
回顾性收集2001年1月1日至2003年11月1日因中风住院且接受过脑部计算机断层扫描的患者的社会人口统计学、病史和临床数据。
研究人群(314例患者)的平均年龄为61.3岁(±13.8),女性占56.1%。平均住院时间为8.4天(±23.5)。中风的主要危险因素为高血压、中风病史和糖尿病。缺血性中风占60.2%。中风的发生与昏迷和高血压有关。死亡率为24.8%。
有必要针对人群开展并实施针对危险因素的健康教育项目,以降低中风的发病率和死亡率。