J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 25(2); 2007 > Article
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2007;25(2): 137-142.
90대 뇌졸중 환자의 임상적 특성
허성혁, 장대일 서경화a 부선희 강명찬 이상범 박기정 안태범 윤성상 정경천
경희대학교 의과대학 부속병원 신경과학교실, 경희대학교 대학원 경영학과a
Clinical Characteristics of Nonagenarian Stroke
Sung Hyuk Heo
Department of Neurology, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Department of Management, Kyung Hee University Graduate School, Seoul, Koreaa
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.KeyWords:Nonagenarian, Stroke, Ischemic, Hemorrhagic


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