Seasonal Variations in Neurological Severity and Outcomes of Ischemic Stroke 　- 5-Year Single-Center Observational Study.

CONCLUSIONS: Overall ischemic stroke showed a fairly even distribution among the 4 seasons. Cardioembolic stroke was more common in winter. Ischemic stroke patients had more moderate-to-severe initial neurological deficits in winter and spring. Poor clinical outcomes at 1 year were generally similar among the seasons. Ischemic stroke is not necessarily a winter-dominant disease.
PMID: 29607895 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Circulation Journal - March 31, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Toyoda K, Koga M, Yamagami H, Yokota C, Sato S, Inoue M, Tanaka T, Endo K, Fujinami J, Ihara M, Nagatsuka K, Minematsu K Tags: Circ J Source Type: research