Τίτλος:
Two-peak temporal distribution of stroke onset in Greek patients - A
hospital-based study
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
A circadian distribution with a single peak of stroke onset in the
morning hours has been described in various countries. Analysis of the
temporal pattern of symptom onset in a series of 1,253 Greek first-ever
stroke patients revealed a circadian distribution with two incidence
peaks between 08.00 and 10.00 h, and between 16.00 and 18.00 h.
Considering the different etiopathogenic types of stroke, the same
two-peak time pattern was evaluated in all stroke subgroups with the
only exception of lacunar stroke, which seems to predominantly occur
during night and sleep. A secondary stroke onset peak in the late
afternoon has not been previously described in such detail. A relation
between the second, however lower, frequency peak and the traditional
Greek habit of afternoon sleep (siesta) could be assumed and deserves
further investigation. Copyright (C) 2003 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Συγγραφείς:
Spengos, K
Vemmos, KN
Tsivgoulis, G
Synetos, A and
Zakopoulos, NA
Zis, VP
Vassilopoulos, D
Περιοδικό:
Cerebrovascular Diseases
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
stroke onset; stroke type; temporal distribution; siesta; Greece
