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Predictive value of signs and symptoms in the diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage among stroke patients
Arch. med. res ; 27(3): 353-7, 1996. tab, ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-200336
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Clinical diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is frequently misdiagnosed with intracereblar hemorrhage (ICH) or cerebral infarction (CI), which delays appropriate referrral. This study was undertaken to create a clinical index to select, among stroke patients, those with the highest probability of having a SAH. Clinical data of patients with acute stroke were evaluated with the X² and the Fisher exact test; a p value <0.05 was considered significant. Significant variables were included in a "long-lineal regression analysis" where those with and odds ratio (OR) 95 percent confidence limits not including the unit were considered to construct an index using the odds ratio coefficient (C). The results indicated that of 197 records which were included, 22 cases of SAH and 175 of ICH or CI were demonstrated. Kappa coefficients for observer variation in clinical data retrieval was 0.91. After "long-lineal regression analysis" was carried out the following variables were significant: neck stiffness (C=3, OR=21); lack of focal neurologic signs (C=2, OR=6.88); and age < or = 60 years (C=1.5, OR=4.35). A fourth variable, seixures (C=1, OR=3.25), was marginally significant (p=0.07), but added predictive value to the index. The positve predictive values of the sum of the coefficients were: 0=0 percent; 1-2=3 percent; 2.5-3.5=21 percent; 4-5=40 percent; 6.5=75 percent: 7.5=100 percent. In conclusion, when a stroke patient shows neck stiffness, or any combination of young age, lack of focal neurologic signs or seizures (a score > or = 2.5, the index has a 91 percent sentivity and 82 percent specificity), he/she must be referred to a tertiary care center
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Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Signs and Symptoms / Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Cerebral Infarction / Cerebrovascular Disorders Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Arch. med. res Journal subject: Medicine Year: 1996 Type: Article

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Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Signs and Symptoms / Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Cerebral Infarction / Cerebrovascular Disorders Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study / Risk factors Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Arch. med. res Journal subject: Medicine Year: 1996 Type: Article