Open Access Original Article
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.1392
Prediction of Functional Outcome in Ischemic Stroke Patients: An Observational Study on Egyptian Population Mohamed Mahmoud Fouad 1 , Sherien Mohamed Farag 1 , Mohamed I. Hegazy 2 , Mohamed Abd Elalem Aziz 3 1. Neurology, AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY 2. Neurology, Kasr al aini hospital 3. Psychiatry, Amr Shahin Mental Hospital Corresponding author: Mohamed Abd Elalem Aziz,
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Abstract Introduction Determining the prognosis of ischemic stroke is important for neurologists and patients. The aim is to study the predictors of three months clinical outcome in ischemic stroke patients.
Materials and methods A total of 397 patients were classified according to three months modified Rankin Scale score (mRS score) into two groups, favorable and unfavorable outcome. Favorable outcome was assumed if the score was zero or one, or unchanged if the score was ≥ 1 before the onset of the most recent event.
Results The variables associated with unfavorable outcome were old age (P
