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

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

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

Risk factors associated with acute stroke can be divided into Non modifiable risk factors including age, gender, and family history. Modifiable risk factors are those that can be potentially altered through life style modification and medical treatment, Including hypertension, heart disease, obesity, RETROSPECTIVE RESEARCH DESIGN was used. THIS STUDY WAS CARRIED OUT at Emergency department at Assiut University Hospitals .THE ... Read more