Background: Urinary tract infections UTIs occur repeatedly after stroke and are related to bad outcomes with increased rates of deterioration in neurological state during hospitalization, death or long term disability as well as increased length of hospitalization. Factors found to predict UTI include stroke severity, depressed consciousness level, increased post-void residual urine volume, and diabetes mellitus. Stroke severity appears to ... Read more

_ABSTRACT_ BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Patients with ischemic (IS) and hemorrhagic strokes (HS) in Sohag were compared to reveal possible differences regarding risk factors, presentations, stroke severity, laboratory and radiological findings. METHODS: Hospital-based, retrospective study including 358 patients diagnosed with first ever stroke by clinical and imaging tools, aged ≥45 years. Basic demographic information was recorded. All the patients were subjected ... Read more