Post-stroke limitations in daily activities: experience from a tertiary care hospital in Ethiopia

BMC Neurology

Table 2 Clinical Characteristics of Stroke Patients attending TASH, April-Oct, 2022

Clinical Characteristics	Categories	Number	%
Time Since Last Stroke	≤ 12 months	96	64.0
	> 12 months	54	36.0
Age at Onset	≤ 50 years	74	49.3
	> 50 years	76	50.7
Type of Stroke	Ischemic Stroke	106	70.7
	Hemorrhagic Stroke	44	29.3
Area of Stroke	Right Hemisphere	72	48.0
	Left Hemisphere	64	42.7
	Both	7	4.6
	Other*	7	4.6
Aphasia	Yes	22	14.7
	No	128	85.3
Recurrence	Yes	14	9.3
	No	136	90.7
NIHSS Score (N = 97)	Mild	21	21.6
	Moderate	25	25.8
	Severe	51	52.6
MMSE (Adjusted for education)	With Cognitive Impairment	25	16.7
MMSE (Adjusted for education)	No Cognitive Impairment	125	83.3
Depression Status	Depression	65	43.3
	No Depression	85	56.7
Hypertension	Yes	105	70.0
	No	45	30.0
Diabetes	Yes	30	20.0
	No	120	80.0
Cardiac Disease	Yes	43	28.7
	No	107	71.3
HIV	Yes	11	7.3
	No	139	92.7

HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus), MMSE (Mini-mental State Exam), NIHSS (National Institute of Health Stroke Scale), PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9)
* Includes 3 (2%) patients with cerebellar area stroke and 2(1.3%) patients each for the subarachnoid area and venous area strokes. Additional comorbidities include chronic lower back pain (CLBP) in 11 (7.3%) patients, cancer in 5 (3.3%) patients, and peripheral neuropathy in 7 (4.7%) patients

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