Current Status of Cerebrovascular Disease in Korea.
- Author:
Hojin MYUNG
1
;
Sang Bok LEE
;
Jae Kyu RHO
;
Byung Woo YOON
;
Won Young LEE
;
Myung Ho KIM
;
Joo Han KIM
;
Bong Ae WIE
;
Chin Sang CHUNG
;
Oh Sang KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University.
- Publication Type:Multicenter Study ; Original Article
- MeSH:
Basal Ganglia;
Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage;
Cerebral Hemorrhage;
Hemorrhage;
Incidence;
Infarction;
Korea*;
Retrospective Studies;
Seoul;
Stroke;
Thalamus
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
1989;7(2):179-187
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
To evaluate the current status of cerebrovascular disease in Korea, we performed a retrospective study on 1260 cases of stroke who had been admitted to or had visited Seoul National University Hospital, Choongnam National University Hospital, Hanyang University Hosipital, and Chung Ang University Hospital in the period from Jul 1, 1986 to Jun 30, 1987. The incidence was highest in sixth and seventh decades. Ischemic stroke (51.1%) was more common thar, hemorrhagic stroke (47.6%), and thrombotic infarction was the leading type (37.7%) of all kinds of strokes. Middle cerebral arterial territory was the most commonly involved site in thrombotic and embolic stroke. Among intracerebral hemorrhage, basal ganglia hemorrhage was found in 47.7%, and was followed by thalamic(23.8%), lobar (15.3%) and pontine hemorrhage (9.4%). Primary intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) was relatively rare (8 cases, 7.5% of all IVH), and hemorrhages in basal ganglia or thalamus frequently induced secondary IVH. 16 cases (10.7%) of subarachnoid hamorrhage were accompanied by secondary IVH. This study suggests changing trends of stroke in Korea, and multicenter prospective study using stroke registry is requird for confirmation.
