J Korean Neurol Assoc.
1989 Dec;7(2):179-187.
Current Status of Cerebrovascular Disease in Korea
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- 1Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University.
- 2Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University.
- 3Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Chungnam University.
- 4Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Chung Ang University.
Abstract
- To evaluate the current status of cerebrovascular disease in Korea, we performed a retrospective study on 1260 cases of stroke who had been admitted to or had visited Seoul National University Hospital, Choongnam National University Hospital, Hanyang University Hosipital, and Chung Ang University Hospital in the period from Jul 1, 1986 to Jun 30, 1987. The incidence was highest in sixth and seventh decades. Ischemic stroke (51.1%) was more common thar, hemorrhagic stroke (47.6%), and thrombotic infarction was the leading type (37.7%) of all kinds of strokes. Middle cerebral arterial territory was the most commonly involved site in thrombotic and embolic stroke. Among intracerebral hemorrhage, basal ganglia hemorrhage was found in 47.7%, and was followed by thalamic(23.8%), lobar (15.3%) and pontine hemorrhage (9.4%). Primary intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) was relatively rare (8 cases, 7.5% of all IVH), and hemorrhages in basal ganglia or thalamus frequently induced secondary IVH. 16 cases (10.7%) of subarachnoid hamorrhage were accompanied by secondary IVH. This study suggests changing trends of stroke in Korea, and multicenter prospective study using stroke registry is requird for confirmation.
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