Evaluation of renal function in acute cerebrovascular stroke

In this study, renal function was evaluated for 30 patients with acute cerebrovascular stroke [21 with cerebral infarction and 19 with cerebral hemorrhage] on admission, days 4 and 8 after stroke onset and in 50 healthy sex and age matched volunteers. In spite of the exclusion of most of the known risk factors of renal function deterioration, a statistically significant elevation of serum urea and creatinine as well as a reduction of creatinine clearance were observed throughout the study period in the patients group compared with the controls. Patients with cerebrovascular stroke whether cerebral hemorrhage or infarction exhibit a deterioration of their renal function in the acute phase of their illness