DOI: 10.21276/sasjm.2018.4.11.6

Pages: 198-202

Stroke is a personal, familial, and social disaster. It is the third leading cause of death worldwide, the first cause of acquired disability and the second cause of dementia; its cost is astronomic. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of ischemic stroke and its major risk factors in our context. We conducted a retrospective study from January 2010 to December 2015. It focuses on 442 cases of patients hospitalized for ischemic stroke in the Neurology Department in the Ibn Tofail hospital, university hospital Mohammed VI Marrakesh, Morocco. Our department covers much of southern Morocco. The diagnosis of ischemic stroke was established in base of clinical and CT scan criteria. There were 216 men (48.6%) and 226 women (51.4%). The average age was 61 years. It was 60.5 ± 11.07 years for men and 62.5 ± 13.6 years for women. Hypertension was the major and most frequent factor with 43%. The ischemic stroke revealed hypertension in 30.3% of cases. Tobacco consumption was noted in 25 % of patients. The incidence of diabetes (type 2) was 13%. The rate of patients with dyslipidemia was 13,8 %. Left ventricular hypertrophy was noted in 30.4% of cases, atrial fibrillation in 13.9% of cases. The ischemic strokes were caused by cardiac embolism in 28.4% of cases.