A DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY ON RISK FACTORS OF STROKE AND IT’S MANAGEMENT

G. Y. Srawan Kumar*, D. Siri, B. Sowmya, Ch. Sharon Roja and Dr. D. R. Brahma Reddy

ABSTRACT

Stroke is the damage to brain caused due to interruption or reduction of blood supply to the brain, resulting in lack of oxygen to the brain. It is the second most leading cause of death and major contributing to disability world-wide. Stroke is divided into 3 types based on formation of blood clot. The main risk factors of stroke are hypertension, hyperglycaemia, obesity, thrombocytopenia. Now-a-days covid infection and covid vaccination influence the blood clotting factors and considered as one of the risk factor of stroke due to elevation of D-dimer levels that leads to clot formation. Our study was conducted on total count of 230 patients. Among them, 55.7957% patients had hypertension, 80.9% are hyperglycaemic patients [55.81% DM, 25.09% DI] 27.68% with covid infection, 26.079% covid vaccination, 3.75% obesity, 1.33% thrombocytopenia.

Keywords: Stroke, ischemic stroke, hemmorhagic stroke, risk factors, hypertension, diabetes, covid infection, covid vaccination.