Incidence of hemiplegia due to cerebrovascular accident in Kuwait in 1989: a retrospective study

ABSTRACT

Data related to 393 patients admitted to various hospitals in Kuwait with hemiplegia due to cerebrovascular disease during 1989 were analysed of whom 41% were Kuwaitis. The overall annual crude incidence was 3 per 10.000 population and overall admission rate for the year was 2.42 per 1.000 admissions. Hypertension was the most prevalent risk factor followed by diabetes mellitus, smoking and ischaemic heart disease. The risk factors were more prevalent among Kuwaiti patients. CT scan findings showed a high incidence of cerebral infarctions followed by haemorrhage