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Incidence of aphasia in patients experiencing an ischemic stroke Incidencia poblacional, características epidemiológicas y desenlace funcional de pacientes con ataque cerebrovascular isquémico y afasia
Fecha
2017Registro en:
Revista Medica de Chile, Volumen 145, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 194-200
07176163
00349887
10.4067/S0034-98872017000200007
Autor
González Mc, Francisca
Lavados Germain, Pablo Manuel
Olavarría I, Verónica
Institución
Resumen
© 2017 Rev Med Chile. All right reserved. Background: Sequelae after a stroke are common and may lead to disability. Aphasia-defined as an acquired language disturbance-can cause important limitations in quality of life. Aim: To describe the epidemiological features of patients who had an aphasia after a first episode of ischemic stroke and their functional outcome at six months. Material and Methods: Review of a database of a population study on the incidence, 30-day case fatality rate, and prognosis of stroke performed in a northern Chilean city between 2000 and 2002. Results: Aphasia was diagnosed in 28 of 142 patients in whom the disorder was sought (20%). The projected incidence rate in the city where the study was carried out is 7.06 per 100,000 inhabitants. The mean age of these 28 patients was 66 ± 20 years and 53% were women. The main risk factor for stroke was hypertension in 62%. The etiology of stroke was undetermined in 64% of these patients. Partial anterior circulation i