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Incidence and impact of stroke during Hajj

Results of 2015 Hajj stroke registry

Mohammed A. Almekhlafi, Maher A. Alhazmi, Sarah S. Alsulami and Soha A. Almorsy
Neurosciences Journal July 2017, 22 (3) 181-185; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2017.3.20160246
Mohammed A. Almekhlafi
From the Department of Neurology (Almekhlafi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Research Center (Alhazmi, Almorsy), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alsulami), Alnoor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Medical Pharmacology Department (Almorsy), Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Maher A. Alhazmi
From the Department of Neurology (Almekhlafi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Research Center (Alhazmi, Almorsy), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alsulami), Alnoor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Medical Pharmacology Department (Almorsy), Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Sarah S. Alsulami
From the Department of Neurology (Almekhlafi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Research Center (Alhazmi, Almorsy), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alsulami), Alnoor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Medical Pharmacology Department (Almorsy), Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Soha A. Almorsy
From the Department of Neurology (Almekhlafi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Research Center (Alhazmi, Almorsy), King Abdullah Medical City, from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alsulami), Alnoor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Medical Pharmacology Department (Almorsy), Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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    Table 1

    The characteristics of registered stroke cases.

    VariablesAll cases
    N=186
    Saudis
    n=32
    Non-Saudis
    n=154
    P-value
    Age
     Mean ± SD60.7±12.960.8±16.760.7±12.10.815
     Median (IQR)61.4 (51.9-70.7)63.3 (48.3-75.3)60.7 (54.4-69.9)
    Gender
     Males n (%)119 (64)23 (71.9)96 (62.3)0.306
    BMI(n=109)(n=17)(n=92)
     Mean±SD29.0±27.343.8±68.026.3±4.90.584
     Median (IQR)25.7 (23.4-29.4)26.7 (23.4-30.3)25.6 (23.2-29.4)
    Risk Factors
     CAD23 (12.4)2 (6.3)21 (13.6)0.248
     DM110 (40.9)15 (46.9)61 (39.6)0.447
     HTN106 (57)18 (56.3)88 (57.1)0.926
     AFIB5 (2.7)1 (3.1)4 (2.6)0.867
     Hyperlipidemia4 (2.2)1 (3.1)3 (1.9)0.676
     Previous stroke40 (21.5)8 (25.0)32 (20.8)0.597
     TIA3 (1.6)03 (1.9)0.426
     Smoking4 (2.2)2 (6.3)2 (1.3)0.079
    Stroke Type
     Ischemic138 (84.4)27 (72.5)111 (74.6)0.559
     Hemorrhagic35 (19)4 (12.5)31 (20.3)
    • CAD - coronary artery disease, DM - diabetes mellitus, HTN – hypertension

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    Table 2

    Locations of hemorrhage in cases of hemorrhagic stroke. N=35

    Locationsn(%)
    Lobar13(37.1)
    Baseline18(51.4)
    Gangliothalamic
     Infratentorial2(5.7)
     Intraventricular extension10(28.6)
    • These locations are not mutually exclusive which explains why the total number does they add up to 35

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    Table 3

    Stroke management parameters and patient outcome.

    ParametersAll cases n=186Saudis n=32Non-Saudis n=154P-value
    Median (IQR)
    MRI performed n (%)35 (18.8)10 (31.3)25 (16.4)0.052
    Onset to arrival time in hoursn=64
    7.4 (3.0-24.0)
    n=14
    3.0 (1.8-9.1)
    n=50
    9.0 (4.1-24.0)
    0.026*
    Time from arrival to imaging in hoursn=175
    1.5 (0.4-13.9)
    n=29
    0.8 (0.2-3.3)
    n=146
    1.6 (0.5-17.9)
    0.062
    Hospital stay (days)n=185
    4.0 (2.0-6.5)
    n=32
    3.0 (2.0-6.8)
    n=153
    4.0 (2.0-6.5)
    0.414
    Death n (%)21 (11.3)3 (9.4)18 (11.7)0.707
    • ↵* Statistically significant at p<0.05, n above individual variables refers to the number of cases with available data about that variable

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    Table 4

    Reasons for not giving tPA. N=138

    Reasonsn(%)
    Delay of patient arrival to hospital99(71.7)
    Delay inside the hospital5(3.6)
    Contraindication5(3.6)
    Other reason3(2.2)
    Reason not listed26(18.8)
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    Table 5

    The characteristics of registered stroke cases according to mortality status.

    ParametersSurvived n=165Died n=21P-value
    n (%)
    Age Mean±SD60.3±12.964.3±12.90.184
    Males n (%)108 (65.5)11 (52.4)0.240
    Saudis29 (17.6)3 (14.3)0.707
    BMI Mean±SD29.3±28.525.8±4.10.714
    CAD22 (13.3)1 (4.8)0.440
    DM73 (44.2)3 (14.3)0.009*
    HTN98 (59.4)8 (38.1)0.063
    AFIB4 (2.4)1 (4.8)1.0
    Hyperlipidemia4 (2.4)01.0
    Previous stroke35 (21.2)5 (23.8)1.0
    TIA3 (1.8)01.0
    Smoking4 (2.4)01.0
    Ischemic126 (76.8)12 (57.1)
    Hemorrhagic28 (17.1)7 (33.3)0.240
    Non-specified10 (6.1)2 (9.5)
    • CAD - coronary artery disease, DM - diabetes mellitus, HTN - hypertension, SD - standard deviation,

    • ↵* statistically significant at p<0.05

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