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Seasonal Variation and Trends in Stroke Hospitalizations and Mortality in a South American Community Hospital
Numerous studies have reported the presence of temporal variations in biological processes. Seasonal variation (SV) in stroke has been widely studied, but little data have been published on this phenomenon in the Southern Hemisphere, and there have been no studies reported from Argentina. The goals of the present study were to describe the SV of admissions and deaths for stroke and examine trends in stroke morbidity and mortality over a 3-year period in a community hospital in Argentina. Hospital discharge reports from the electronic database of vital statistics between 1999 and 2001 were examined retrospectively. Patients...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - May 21, 2012 Category: Neurology Authors: Alejandro Díaz, Eliana Roldan Gerschcovich, Adriana A. Díaz, Fabiana Antía, Sergio Gonorazky Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Predictive factors for the development of epilepsy after ischemic stroke
In Argentina, each year approximately 50,000 people suffer an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke1 and 340,000 people over 40 years old live with a history of stroke.2 The advent of therapies such as thrombolysis and thrombectomy achieved a substantial reduction in morbidity and mortality.3 In addition, stroke survivors have an increased risk of spontaneous seizures and the number of people who have survived a stroke but have motor, visual or cognitive sequelae is high.4 Post-stroke epilepsy (PSE) is a condition where seizures occur more than 7 days after stroke, with a high risk of recurrent unprovoked seizures over the subsequent 10-years.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 4, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Mat ías Alet, Fernando Márquez, Abril Marone, Maximiliano Darakdjian, Federico Sosa, Lucas Bonamico, Sebastián F. Ameriso Source Type: research