Temperature variation in the 24 hours before the initial symptoms of stroke / Variação da temperatura nas 24 horas anteriores aos sintomas iniciais do acidente vascular cerebral
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
;
68(2): 242-245, Apr. 2010. tab, ilus
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
A few studies have performed to evaluate the temperature variation influences over on the stroke rates in Brazil. METHOD:
176 medical records of inpatients were analyzed after having had a stroke between 2004 and 2006 at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. The temperature preceding the occurrence of the symptoms was recorded, as well as the temperature 6, 12 and 24 hours before the symptoms in 6 different weather substations, closest to their houses in São Paulo.RESULTS:
Strokes occurred more frequently after a variation of 3ºC between 6 and 24 hours before the symptoms. There were most hospitalizations between 23-24ºC.CONCLUSION:
Incidence of stroke on these patients was increased after a variation of 3º Celsius within 24 hours before the ictus. The temperature variations could be an important factor in the occurrence of strokes in this population.RESUMO
Poucos trabalhos têm estudado a variação sazonal e de temperatura em acidente vascular cerebral (AVC) no Brasil. MÉTODO:
Foram analisados 176 registros de pacientes com AVC no Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein entre 2004 e 2006. Foram anotadas as temperaturas ambientes do início dos sintomas, bem como as temperaturas de 6, 12 e 24 horas antes dos sintomas, em 6 diferentes subestações metereológicas mais próximas da casa do paciente em São Paulo.RESULTADOS:
Houve aumento da incidência do AVC com a variação de 3ºC entre 6 e 24 horas antes do início dos sintomas. Houve um pico de internação entre 23-24ºC.CONCLUSÃO:
A variação de temperatura de 3ºC nas 24 horas que antecederam o início dos sintomas pode ter sido um fator importante na ocorrência do AVC.
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Main subject:
Seasons
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Temperature
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Stroke
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
Journal subject:
Neurology
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Psychiatry
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein/BR
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UNICAMP/BR
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