The Study of Serum Uric Acid Levels in Ischemic Stroke Patients

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Stroke is defined by (WHO) World HealthOrganization as ‘a clinical syndrome consisting of rapidlydeveloping clinical signs of focal (or global in case of coma)disturbance of cerebral function lasting more than 24 hour orleading to death with no apparent cause other than a vascularorigin.’ There are few studies conducted in Indian scenario,which shows the role of serum uric acid in cases of acuteischaemic stroke. So the present study aimed at evaluatingrole of uric acid in assessing severity of acute ischemic stroke.Material and methods: It was an Analytical, Noninterventional Prospective study conducted among 100 casesof acute ischaemic stroke admitted in medicine ward and ICUat Krishna hospital, Karad over the period of 18 months, whofulfilled inclusion criteria were included in our study.Results: In the present study, serum uric acid levels and itsdistribution was carried out. Mean levels of Serum Uric acidwas 4.92 ± 1.89 mg/dl. Maximum value being 8.4 mg/dl andminimum value was 1.2 mg/dl.Conclusion: The severity of acute ischaemic stroke wasproved to be directly proportional to the mean serum uric acidlevels in the present study.