ASSESSMENT OF HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH STROKE IN YOUNG

Objective: To determine the frequency of raised levels of homocysteine and associated socio-demographic factors among the young patients presenting with stroke at the neurology department of a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan. Study Design: Cross-sectional analytical study. Place and Duratio...

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Autores principales:	Saeed Arif, Asif Hashmat, Jahanzeb Liaqat, Wasim Alamgir
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Publicado:	Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2019
Materias:	homocysteine levels risk factors Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:fc1c9eb3c4554caeacb5557a721d52bc2021-11-05T04:13:37ZASSESSMENT OF HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH STROKE IN YOUNG0030-96482411-8842https://doaj.org/article/fc1c9eb3c4554caeacb5557a721d52bc2019-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/3629/2452https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9648https://doaj.org/toc/2411-8842Objective: To determine the frequency of raised levels of homocysteine and associated socio-demographic factors among the young patients presenting with stroke at the neurology department of a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan. Study Design: Cross-sectional analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: Pak Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi, from May 2017 to May 2018. Methodology: The sample population comprised of young patients (18-44 years) presenting with the stroke at the emergency department of Military Hospital Rawalpindi. CT-scan brain was done and a consultant neurologist was consulted to confirm the stroke and its type. Fasting homocysteine level was done with in twenty four hours of the acute presentation at the hospital. Age, gender, body mass index, type of stroke, smoking, family history of stroke and hyperlipidemeia were correlated with the presence of raised homocysteine levels among these patients of stroke in young. Results: Out of 102 young patients confirmed with acute stroke on CT scan at the neurology department, 57 had presence of hyperhomocysteinemia while 45 patients had normal homocysteine levels. Mean age of the study participants was 30.66 ± 3.445. High body mass index and tobacco smoking had a significant relationship with the presence of raised homocysteine levels among these patients of stroke in young when binary logistic regression was applied. Conclusion: Raised homocysteine levels should be considered a possibility while evaluating the patients of stroke especially those who are young.Saeed ArifAsif HashmatJahanzeb LiaqatWasim AlamgirArmy Medical College Rawalpindiarticlehomocysteine levelsrisk factorsMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 69, Iss 6, Pp 1179-1183 (2019)
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spellingShingle	homocysteine levels risk factors Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920 Saeed Arif Asif Hashmat Jahanzeb Liaqat Wasim Alamgir ASSESSMENT OF HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH STROKE IN YOUNG
description	Objective: To determine the frequency of raised levels of homocysteine and associated socio-demographic factors among the young patients presenting with stroke at the neurology department of a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan. Study Design: Cross-sectional analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: Pak Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi, from May 2017 to May 2018. Methodology: The sample population comprised of young patients (18-44 years) presenting with the stroke at the emergency department of Military Hospital Rawalpindi. CT-scan brain was done and a consultant neurologist was consulted to confirm the stroke and its type. Fasting homocysteine level was done with in twenty four hours of the acute presentation at the hospital. Age, gender, body mass index, type of stroke, smoking, family history of stroke and hyperlipidemeia were correlated with the presence of raised homocysteine levels among these patients of stroke in young. Results: Out of 102 young patients confirmed with acute stroke on CT scan at the neurology department, 57 had presence of hyperhomocysteinemia while 45 patients had normal homocysteine levels. Mean age of the study participants was 30.66 ± 3.445. High body mass index and tobacco smoking had a significant relationship with the presence of raised homocysteine levels among these patients of stroke in young when binary logistic regression was applied. Conclusion: Raised homocysteine levels should be considered a possibility while evaluating the patients of stroke especially those who are young.
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author	Saeed Arif Asif Hashmat Jahanzeb Liaqat Wasim Alamgir
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title	ASSESSMENT OF HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH STROKE IN YOUNG
title_short	ASSESSMENT OF HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH STROKE IN YOUNG
title_full	ASSESSMENT OF HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH STROKE IN YOUNG
title_fullStr	ASSESSMENT OF HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH STROKE IN YOUNG
title_full_unstemmed	ASSESSMENT OF HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH STROKE IN YOUNG
title_sort	assessment of homocysteine levels in patients with stroke in young
publisher	Army Medical College Rawalpindi
publishDate	2019
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ASSESSMENT OF HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH STROKE IN YOUNG

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