Research Article
Comparison of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke in the Medical Ward of Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia: A Retrospective Study
Table 2
Clinical presentations of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.
| | Clinical presentations | IS = 204 (65.4%) | HS = 108 (34.6) | | No. of cases | % | No. of cases | % |
| | Loss of consciousness | 49 | 15.7 | 28 | 9.0 | | Weakness and sensory loss | 124 | 39.8 | 39 | 12.5 | | Aphasia | 36 | 11.5 | 27 | 8.7 | | Urinary incontinence | 45 | 14.4 | 22 | 7.0 | | Hemiplegia/hemiparesis | 96 | 30.8 | 44 | 14.1 | | Grasp reflex | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.6 | | Facial palsy | 23 | 7.4 | 5 | 1.6 | | Dysarthria | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.3 | | Quadriplegia | 2 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.6 | | Headache | 3 | 1.0 | 7 | 2.2 | | Hemianopsia | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 1.0 | | Diplopia | 6 | 1.9 | 3 | 1.0 | | Visual perceptual deficits | 7 | 2.2 | 6 | 1.9 | | Ataxia and incoordination | 12 | 3.8 | 7 | 2.2 | | Vomiting | 10 | 3.2 | 13 | 4.2 | | Convulsions | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.0 | | SBP (mean ± SD) | 158.7 ± 26.4 mmHg | 148 ± 22.8 mmHg | | DBP (mean ± SD) | 96.4 ± 21.3 mmHg | 93.2 ± 16.4 mmHg | | GCS (mean ± SD) | 11.7 ± 3.4 | 8.3 ± 4.6 |
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DBP: diastolic blood pressure; GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale; HS: hemorrhagic stroke; IS: ischemic stroke; mmHg: millimeter of mercury; SBP: systolic blood pressure; SD: standard deviation.
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