Frequency and risk factors of carotid artery disease among ischemic stroke patients in the south Egypt: hospital-based study
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Eman Khedr; Abeer A. Tony; Mohamed Habeel; Ahmed Nasreldein
- Source
- The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, Vol 57, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021)
- Subject
- Extracranial
Atherosclerosis
Cerebrovascular
Ischemic
Stroke
South Egypt
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1687-8329
Abstract Background Limited data are available on the frequency of carotid artery disease among cerebrovascular ischemic stroke (CVS) patients in south Egypt. The aim of the present study is to determine the prevalence and risk factors of extracranial atherosclerosis among stroke patients using extracranial duplex ultrasound. Results 142 patients (76.8%) were males and 43 (23.2%) were females. Their mean age was 63.3 ± 9.79 years with no significant difference between the mean age of the male and female groups. NIHSS score ranged from 3 to 25 (mean ± S.D; 11.89 ± 4.91). 66 patients (35.7%) had no atherosclerotic changes, 75 patient (40.5%) had stenosis