Clinical Characteristics of Nonagenarian Stroke.
- Author:
Sung Hyuk HEO
1
;
Dae Il CHANG
;
Kyung Hwa SEO
;
Seon Hee BU
;
Myung Chan KANG
;
Sang Bum LEE
;
Key Chung PARK
;
Tae Beom AHN
;
Sung Sang YOON
;
Kyung Cheon CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. dichang@khmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nonagenarian;
Stroke;
Ischemic;
Hemorrhagic
- MeSH:
Aged;
Aged, 80 and over*;
Atrial Fibrillation;
Female;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Incidence;
Mortality;
Prognosis;
Risk Factors;
Stroke*
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2007;25(2):137-142
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: As the elderly population is fast growing, the incidence of stroke is also increasing. We studied the clinical characteristics of nonagenarian stroke compared to a population of patients under the age of ninety. METHODS: Subjects included 44 nonagenarian stroke patients and 22,227 control patients aged under ninety. Clinical characteristics including age, sex, risk factors, stroke subtype, and outcome (one-year prognosis, evaluated by a modified Rankin scale) were analyzed. RESULTS: The proportion of nonagenarian stroke accounted for 0.2% of all cases of stroke. Ischemic stroke was more common than hemorrhagic stroke in the nonagenarian group. In addition, the female gender was more frequent (p<0.01). As the patients were older, their admission period was shorter, the discharge against medical advice was increased, and the mortality was higher. Hypertension and atrial fibrillation were significantly higher (p<0.05, p<0.001, respectively) in the nonagenarian ischemic stroke patients. CONCLUSIONS: Nonagenarian stroke patients have unique clinical characteristics compared with stroke patients under the age of ninety.
