Risk Factors and Type of Ischemic Stroke based on Bamford Classification in General Hospital of Cut Meutia North Aceh Regency in 2017

Maulina, Meutia (2017) Risk Factors and Type of Ischemic Stroke based on Bamford Classification in General Hospital of Cut Meutia North Aceh Regency in 2017. In: Malikussaleh International Conference on Multidiscliplinary Studies, 26-27 November 2017, Lhokseumawe.

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Abstract

Stroke is the leading cause of disability and death in developing countries with a significantly increased in prevalence every year. The most common stroke is ischemic stroke with various risk factors. The prognosis of ischemic stroke depends on the type and duration of the attack. The study aims was to determine the distribution of ischemic stroke type based on Bamford classification and description of risk factors that contribute to ischemic stroke. This research is descriptive research with cross sectional approach. The subjects were all ischemic stroke patients at Cut Meutia General Hospital of North Aceh Regency during May-August 2017 period which fulfilled inclusion and exclusion criteria (43 patients). The results showed that the most ischemic stroke type was partial anterior circulation syndrome (PACS) that was 39.5%. The highest percentage of ischemic stroke patients was in the age group 65-74 years (37.2%), male (65.1%), hypertension (79.1%), had high total blood cholesterol (48.8%) and had fasting blood sugar ≥126 mg/dl (44.2%). Knowledge of risk factors for stroke is necessary to formulate effective prevention and treatment to improve the prognosis of stroke. Keywords: ischemic stroke, risk factor, stroke type, bamford.

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