Research Article
Knowledge of Stroke Risk Factors and Warning Signs in Patients with Recurrent Stroke or Recurrent Transient Ischaemic Attack in Thailand
Table 3
Knowledge of stroke risk factors and warning signs (open-ended questionnaire).
| | Study question | (%) |
| | Definition of TIA | | | Unknown | 62 (44.3%) | | Inadequate blood supply to the brain/vessel occlusion | 41 (29.3%) | | Temporary inadequate blood supply to the brain | 5 (3.6%) | | Others (stress, weakness, etc.) | 32 (22.8%) | | Definition of stroke | | | Unknown | 45 (32.1%) | | Ischemic brain/inadequate brain perfusion | 48 (34.2%) | | Muscle weakness | 27 (19.3%) | | Brain abnormalities | 10 (7.1%) | | Others (fatigue, dizziness, etc.) | 8 (5.7%) | | Stroke caused by a disorder of | | | Unknown | 34 (24.3%) | | Brain | 35 (25.0%) | | Heart | 16 (11.4%) | | Muscle | 10 (7.1%) | | Underlying disease | 17 (12.1%) | | Behavioral problem | 20 (14.3%) | | Risk factors of stroke | | | Unknown | 35 (25.0%) | | Hypertension | 49 (35.0%) | | Dyslipidemia | 40 (28.6%) | | Diabetes mellitus | 32 (22.9%) | | Stress | 20 (14.3%) | | Smoking | 18 (12.9%) | | Alcohol drinking | 12 (8.6%) | | Physical inactivity | 9 (6.4%) | | Aging | 8 (5.7%) | | Poor medical control | 6 (4.3%) | | Obesity | 5 (3.6%) | | Others but incorrect | 9 (6.4%) | | Knowledge of stroke symptoms | | | Could not identify any | 19 (13.6%) | | Sudden unilateral weakness of face, arm, or leg | 86 (61.4%) | | Sudden trouble with speaking | 36 (25.7%) | | Sudden trouble with walking, loss of balance, or dizziness | 30 (21.4%) | | Sudden severe headache with no known causes | 18 (12.9%) | | Sudden unilateral numbness of face, arm, or leg | 6 (4.3%) | | Sudden communication problem | 3 (2.1%) | | Sudden trouble with seeing in one or both eyes | 1 (0.07%) | | Irrelevant symptoms | 4 (2.9%) |
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