Clinical and Brain Computed Tomographic Profile of Stroke Patients in a Tertiary Hospital, North Central Nigeria

Abstract

Background: Stroke is a common neurological disorder associated with high morbidity and mortality worldwide. Aim: The study set out to characterize the clinico-radiologic pattern of stroke patients as well as to determine the correlation between the clinical and computed tomographic (CT) scan findings in a tertiary hospital in Makurdi, North central Nigeria. Method: This was a retrospective study of 145 patients with clinically suspected stroke, who underwent CT imaging at the