Risk factors of the post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome / 中华神经科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the risk factors of shoulder-hand syndrome after first onset of the stroke. Method The likely related factors of the post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome of 103 patients who suffer from stroke within first 3 months during January 2001 to April 2003 were regressively analyzed. Results The incidence of the post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome is about 30.1%. The results showed that shoulder subluxtion and age are two independent risk factors. Conclusion Shoulder-hand syndrome is a common complication occurring within 3 months after stroke. It is nesessary for clinicians to pay more attentions to these factors and to take preventive procedure at early stage in order to reduce the incidence as much as possible.