Computerized tomography findings of cerebrovascular disease in adults in Calabar, Nigeria

Ikpeme, Anthonia; Bassey, Darlene E; Oku, Affiong; Ephraim, Philip Effiom

doi:10.4103/1115-1474.128074

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“…Left cerebral hemisphere (50.4%) was predominant side in our prospective study. Left cerebral hemisphere was also more affected than the right hemisphere in a study done by Ikpeme AA et al [16] Kumar LT et al [12] reported that putamen was the most common site of intracerebral hemorrhage in almost 47.61% patients. In contrast, lobar hemorrhage (33.3%) followed by capsuloganglionic with thalamic hemorrhage (28.2%) were the more affected site in our study.…”

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“…Middle cerebral artery is the largest artery supplying the brain, thus the most involved anatomical sites could be parietal lobe and the lentiform nucleus, especially the internal capsule. [16] Kumar LT etal [12] revealed in his study that 85.5 % of cases constituting MCA territory infarct and 8.69% of cases constituting vertebro basilar artery distribution. Majority of cases (68.39%) in our study had MCA territory involvement with only 2.96 % accounting for vertebrobasilar infarct.…”

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Pattern of computerized tomography findings of the brain in cerebrovascular accidents

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Introduction: Semi-industrialized countries like Nepal have high mortality and disability rates due to cerebrovascular accident, representing for more than 80% of all stroke deaths globally. Stroke is the most common neurological disorder requiring prolonged hospital stay. Aims of our study was to evaluate the role of computerized tomography in evaluation of cerebrovascular accident by differentiating ischemia from hemorrhage and proper identification of negative cases. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study of total 155 patients, clinically diagnosed as stroke, referred to our department of radiology for computerised tomography evaluation during six month period, were enrolled into study. The clinical information, proper history, computerised tomography findings were properly documented and analysed in SPSS version 20 software. Results: Out of total 155 patients, 85 cases (55 %) were males and 70 cases (45 %) were females with male: female ratio of 1.2:1. The mean age of the patients was 63±15 years. There was significant correlation between clinical with neuroradiological findings as evidenced by p value of 0.000. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value of clinical findings when correlated to CT in diagnosing ischemic infarction were 84.3%, 67.3%, 82.6%, 70%. Similarly, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value in diagnosing hemorrhagic infarction were 67.3%, 84.3%, 70%, 82.6% respectively. Conclusions: Computerised tomography is the first line reliable imaging modality for diagnosis, management of cerebrovascular accident and exclusion of stroke mimicker lesions. Education regarding prevention and control of modifiable risk factors can minimize the incidence of stroke.

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Pattern of computerized tomography findings of the brain in cerebrovascular accidents

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“…In the 169 data (request cards and reports) reviewed for the study, male population outnumbered that of the female, which is not very uncommon (6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14) . Patients mostly sent for cranio-cervical CT in the study conducted had their ages in the range of 15 -30 year which is in keeping with the modal class of ages conducted by Ikubor et, al., 2016 and slightly below the mean age of 34.4 year as documented in the study conducted by Adekanmi et, al., 2016.…”

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“…The peak age of stroke was in those less than 50 years (33.7%). The individuals with hemorrhagic stroke were younger than those with ischemic stroke (median of 48 and 59 years, respectively) (10) . Ohaegbulam et al 2011, conducted a study on "Cranial computed tomography scan findings in head trauma patients in Enugu, Nigeria."…”

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“…The fractures include skull base fractures (4.0%) and vault skull fracture, which was both linear (22.8%), and depressed (9.3%).Haemosinus 19.3%, pneumocephalus 7.5%, and foreign bodies (9) . In addition, Ikpeme et al 2014, conducted a study on "Computerized tomography findings of cerebrovascular diseases in adults in Calabar, Nigeria with the aim of documenting CT findings, pattern and demographic features of the condition. They prospectively studied 86 consecutive patients, presenting over a 12-months period diagnosed with a stroke.…”

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Pattern of Findings in Cranio-Cervical Patients Undergoing Computed Tomography Scan at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto State Nigeria

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Danyelwa²,

Musa³

et al. 2017

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Objectives: to determine the common CT findings, prevalence, and causes of CT request based on age and gender of the patient's records under review. Method: A retrospective cross-sectional study design was conducted reviewing brain CT scan reports of patients referred for cranio-cervical Computed Tomography scan in Radiology Department of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) Sokoto for a period of 13 months from January 2016 to February 2017. Data analysis: Data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2016, where descriptive statistic such as Mean, Median, Standard Deviation, Percentages, and Frequencies was generated. Result: male patient in the age group of 15-75 were mostly affected by head related injuries. The predominating cranio-cervical CT finding in the study conducted was noted to be infarction 34 (17.5%), followed by hemorrhage 28 (14.4%), fractures 21 (10.8%) and the edema 6 (3.1%). Unclassified findings had 23 (11.9%) and presumed to be mostly caused by RTA and head injuries of varying causes. Conclusion: common cranio-cervical CT finding in this locality is presumed to be infarction caused by RTA and other related head injuries

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Computed tomographic pattern of stroke among adult patients in north-eastern Nigeria

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H²,

Aminu³

et al. 2021

Pyramid J Med

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Stroke and its complications are major health problems in developing countries including Nigeria. It could be a major cause of death or disability especially when only clinical assessment is relied upon for diagnosis. Computed Tomography (CT) is a valuable tool for the diagnosis of stroke. CT pattern of stroke in the North Eastern Nigeria has not been fully described. This was a prospective descriptive study conducted at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, Nigeria from June 2016 to December 2016. One hundred and eleven patients who presented with clinical features of stroke and were referred to Radiology department for cranial CT were consecutively selected. Data were analysed using SPSS version 16.0 package. A p-value of ≤ 0.05 and confidence interval of 95% were adapted for statistical analysis. The variables were expressed as range, percentage and mean plus standard deviation. All comparison of variables was done applying kappa statistic and point-biserial correlation coefficient for the correlation analysis. There were 69 (62.2%) males and 42 (37.8%) females aged 18-90 years (mean ± SD of 57.49±13.47 years). Ninety-four (94) patients (84.7%) had ischaemic stroke, while the remaining 17 (15.3%) had haemorrhagic stroke. Lobar location was identified as the most common site of ischaemic stroke while thalamo-ganglionic area was the commonest location for haemorrhagic stroke. Age and hypertension were found to be the commonest risk factors associated with stroke. It is evident from this study that ischaemic stroke is the most prevalent stroke subtype. The middle cerebral artery territory was the commonest vascular territory involved in stroke while hypertension and age are common risk factors for both ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke.

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Computerized tomography findings of cerebrovascular disease in adults in Calabar, Nigeria

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Pattern of computerized tomography findings of the brain in cerebrovascular accidents

Pattern of computerized tomography findings of the brain in cerebrovascular accidents

Pattern of Findings in Cranio-Cervical Patients Undergoing Computed Tomography Scan at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto State Nigeria

Computed tomographic pattern of stroke among adult patients in north-eastern Nigeria

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