DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2020.v08i11.036

Pages: 2604-2608

Background: A stroke is a medical disorder in which inadequate flow of blood through the brain contributes to the death of cells. There are two kinds of common strokes, ischemic and hemorrhage. Hypertension, diabetes mellitus and cerebrovascular injury are the risk factors for strokes. This research aimed to classify the most common type of stroke as well as the common risk factors associated with it in one of Saudi Arabia's major hospitals, located in the city of Abha. Methods and materials: From 1/1/2018 to 1/10/2019, data was collected from 118 patients with stroke. Results: The most prevalent type of event was ischemic stroke (91%), with hemorrhagic stroke comprising the remainder (9%). In addition, hypertension was the most common risk factor for stroke. In addition, we found that stroke events associated with hypertension and diabetes in patients over the age of 70 were more likely to occur relative to younger patients, p>0.05. Further study showed no correlation between stroke type and patient age, p>0.05. We also found no connection between the type of stroke and the specific imaging examinations performed, p>0.05 and the type of examination was independent of the stroke stage. Conclusion: We conclude that ischemic stroke was the most common type in the Abha city region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, particularly among aging populations, and the common risk factor associated with stroke was hypertension.