Comparison of lipid profile in thrombotic and haemorrhagic stroke patients

ABSTRACT

To compare lipid profile in thrombotic and haemorrhagic stroke patients. All general medical and neurology wards of Mayo Hospital Lahore. Study was conducted in 40 consecutive patients of stroke admitted in hospital. Serum lipid [total cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoproteins, very low density lipoproteins, high density lipoproteins and LDL/HDL ratio] were estimated in all selected patients within 7 days of onset of stroke and findings were entered on study proforma specifically designed for this purpose and analyzed statistically by students "t" test. Out of 40 patients included in the study, 22[55%] were suffering from thrombotic stroke while 18[45%] suffered from haemorragic stroke. The difference in the values of total cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoproteins, very low density lipoproteins, high density lipoproteins and LDL/HDL ratio was not statistically significant between the two groups of patients. It is concluded that serum lipids i.e., total cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoproteins, very low density lipoproteins, high density lipoproteins and LDL/HDL ratio does not have any differential effect in the causation of thrombotic or haemorrhagic strokes