ABSTRACT
Presumed risk factors including hypertension, hyperlipidemia, high hematocrit and high hemoglobin was retrospectively studied in 260 strokes (125 cerebral infarction, 79 Intracerebral hemorrhage, 56 subarachnoid hemorrhage) and 266 age and sex matched neurological inpatients controls from 1985 Mar. to 1988 Feb. in Keiymung University Dongsan Hospital. The frequency of hypertension is significantly higher in patients of intracerebral hemorrhage and subarachnoid hemorrhage but not significantly higher in patients of cerebral infarction. The level of serum total lipids, beta-lipoproteins and total cholesterols is significantly higher in patients of cerebral infarction but the level of serum triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol and the ratio of total cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol is not correlated with cerebral infarction. The level of hematocrit and hemogiobin is significantly higher in patients of cerebral infarction and subarachnoid hemorrhage. These results suggest hypertension, hyperlipidemia, high hematocrit and high hemoglobin may be risk factors of stroke in Korea as well as in Western countries.
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Humans , Cerebral Hemorrhage , Cerebral Infarction , Cholesterol , Hematocrit , Hyperlipidemias , Hypertension , Inpatients , Korea , Lipoproteins, LDL , Retrospective Studies , Risk Factors , Stroke , Subarachnoid Hemorrhage , TriglyceridesABSTRACT
We reported a case of nontraumatic cerebrospinal fluid fistula who had concomittantly CSF rhinorrhea, pneumocephalus and bacterial meningitis. By metrizamide CT cisternography, we found her CSF fistula was likely to be on the right lateral wall of sphenoidal sinus. She was recovered from her symptoms by medical treatment and has been free of CSF rhinorrhea or meningitis without surgical repair of CSF fistula during recent 1 year follow up.