From: The epidemiology and management of stroke in French Guiana
Characteristics | All patients N = 298 (%) | Ischemic stroke N = 234 [78.5%] (%) | Intra-cerebral hemorrhage N = 64 [21.4%] (%) |
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Thrombolysis* | 32 (10.7) | 32 (13.6) | 0 |
During in-hospital stay | |||
Medical treatment | |||
Antiplatelet therapy ± * | 181 (60.9) | 181 (77.6) | 0 |
Antihypertensive drug ± | 76 (25.8) | 61 (26.5) | 15 (23.4) |
Heparin ± | 129 (43.8) | 122 (53) | 7 (10.9) |
Injectable nicardipine ± | 98 (33.2) | 55 (23.8) | 43 (67.1) |
Insulin ± | 42 (14.1) | 38 (16.3) | 4 (6.20) |
Oral anti diabetics ± | 16 (5.4) | 16 (6.9) | 0 |
Urinary catheter | 35 (11.7) | 19 (8.1) | 16 (25) |
Other examinations | |||
CT scanner | 253 (84.9) | 193 (82.4) | 60 (93.7) |
MRI | 179 (6) | 152 (64.9) | 27 (42.1) |
Ultrasonography of the supra-aortic arteries | 145 (48.6) | 138 (58.9) | 7 (10.9) |
Angio-scanner | 169 (56.7) | 139 (59.4) | 30 (46.8) |
ECG± | 294 (98.9) | 233 (99.5) | 61 (96.8) |
Holter± | 113 (38.1) | 110 (47.2) | 3 (4.7) |
Trans-oesophageal ultrasonography | 17 (5.7) | 17 (7.2) | 0 |
Trans-thoracic echocardiography± | 225 (75.7) | 190 (81.2) | 35 (55.5) |
MRI as first radiological examination | 110 (36.9) | 92 (39.3) | 18 (28.1) |
Had both MRI and scanner | 135 (45.3) | 112 (47.9) | 23 (35.9) |
After discharge | |||
Medical treatment | |||
Antiplatelet therapy± | 197 (72.1) | 196 (87.8) | 1 (2) |
Anticoagulant therapy± | 62 (22.7) | 51 (22.8) | 11 (22) |
Antihypertensive drug± | 226 (82.7) | 182 (81.6) | 44 (88) |
Statin± | 187 (68.5) | 180 (80.7) | 7 (14) |
Non-medical treatment | |||
Speech therapy± | 42 (15.9) | 33 (12.5) | 9 (18.7) |
Physical therapy± | 136 (51.5) | 106 (49.3) | 30 (61.2) |
Care pathways– admitted in … | |||
UNV | 1 | ||
Neurology± | 181 (61.3) | 144 (62) | 37 (58.7) |
Short stay unit (UHCD)± | 177 (60) | 135 (45.7) | 42 (66.6) |
ICU± | 11 (3.7) | 2 (0.86) | 9 (14.2) |
Medecine± | 65 (22) | 53 (22.8) | 12 (19) |
Otherunits± | 43 (14.5) | 37 (15.9) | 6 (9.5) |
Follow up checkup programmed ± | 188 (73.4) | 152 (73) | 36 (75) |
Follow up checkup done at hospital | 139 (50.3) | 109 (48.6) | 30 (57.6) |
Follow up checkup done: Examinations done after discharge | |||
MIR | 33 (23.70) | 19 (17.40) | 14 (46.60) |
Arteriography | 3 (2.10) | 2 (1.80) | 1 (0.72) |
Trans-esophagealultrasonography | 10 (7.10) | 10 (9.10) | 0 |
Transthoracicultrasonography | 4 (2.80) | 4 (3.60) | 0 |
Holter± | 12 (8.70) | 11 (10.10) | 1 (3.30) |