Hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke; frequency in hypertensive patients presenting with stroke at Pakistan institute of medical sciences, Islamabad

ABSTRACT

To compare frequency of ischemic stroke with that of hemorrhagic stroke in hypertensive patients presenting with stroke at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad. A cross-sectional study. Department of Neurology, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad from 17th July to 17th October 2010. One hundred consecutive hypertensive patients with stroke were analysed for this study. Total of 100 cases, 52 cases were of ischemic stroke. Out of this, 50% had left middle cerebral artery, 42.30% right middle cerebral artery, 3.85% anterior cerebral artery and 3.85% posterior cerebral artery involved. 48 cases had haemorrhagic stroke. The cerebellum was involved in 2.08%, 2.08% had left anterior lobe involved. Pons and right parietal lobe was involved in 2.08% respectively. SAH in 12.50%, left basal ganglia in 29.17% and right basal ganglia was involved in 43.76%. The reported results suggest that in hypertensive patients the frequency of ischemic stroke is greater than hemorrhagic stroke