Assessment of the risk factors and functional outcome of delirium in acute stroke

Abstract Background Post stroke delirium is a multifactorial life-threatening process, still poorly understood. The aim of the study was to identify the risk factors associated with the development of delirium in acute stroke patients and detection of the effect of delirium on the short-term prognos...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: A. M. Zaitoun, Dorriya Abdel Fattah Elsayed, Bothina M. Ramadan, Hanan Ahmed Abdel Gaffar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-02-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41983-019-0059-x
_version_ 1819016306788139008
author A. M. Zaitoun
Dorriya Abdel Fattah Elsayed
Bothina M. Ramadan
Hanan Ahmed Abdel Gaffar
author_facet A. M. Zaitoun
Dorriya Abdel Fattah Elsayed
Bothina M. Ramadan
Hanan Ahmed Abdel Gaffar
author_sort A. M. Zaitoun
collection DOAJ
description Abstract Background Post stroke delirium is a multifactorial life-threatening process, still poorly understood. The aim of the study was to identify the risk factors associated with the development of delirium in acute stroke patients and detection of the effect of delirium on the short-term prognosis of acute stroke patients. Patients and methods This study was carried on 74 acute stroke patients, 40 males (54.1%) and 34 females (45.9%). Full general and neurological examination was performed to all patients. Full routine laboratory investigation and computed tomography scan and/or magnetic resonance imaging of the brain were done. Results The patients were divided into two groups: 15 patients with delirium (group I) and 59 patients without delirium (group II). The incidence of delirium was higher among patients with older age (P = 0.002). There was no statistically significant relationship between incidence of delirium and sex of patients (P = 0.52). The delirium patients had significantly higher National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) (P = 0.001) and lower Glasgow Coma Scale (GSC) (P = 0.001) at admission. They also had high mortality (P = 0.017) and lower Barthel Index (BI), and these results were statistically (P = 0.001) significantly. Conclusion Post stroke delirium was associated with old age, higher NIHSS at admission, intracerebral hemorrhage, and higher long-term mortality.
first_indexed 2024-12-21T02:45:32Z
format Article
id doaj.art-16c44ed3b4b74eaab7aa166209efad89
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 1687-8329
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-21T02:45:32Z
publishDate 2019-02-01
publisher SpringerOpen
record_format Article
series The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
spelling doaj.art-16c44ed3b4b74eaab7aa166209efad892022-12-21T19:18:34ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery1687-83292019-02-015511610.1186/s41983-019-0059-xAssessment of the risk factors and functional outcome of delirium in acute strokeA. M. Zaitoun0Dorriya Abdel Fattah Elsayed1Bothina M. Ramadan2Hanan Ahmed Abdel Gaffar3Department of Neurology, Zagazig UniversityDepartment of Neurology, Zagazig UniversityDepartment of Neurology, Zagazig UniversityDepartment of Neurology, Zagazig UniversityAbstract Background Post stroke delirium is a multifactorial life-threatening process, still poorly understood. The aim of the study was to identify the risk factors associated with the development of delirium in acute stroke patients and detection of the effect of delirium on the short-term prognosis of acute stroke patients. Patients and methods This study was carried on 74 acute stroke patients, 40 males (54.1%) and 34 females (45.9%). Full general and neurological examination was performed to all patients. Full routine laboratory investigation and computed tomography scan and/or magnetic resonance imaging of the brain were done. Results The patients were divided into two groups: 15 patients with delirium (group I) and 59 patients without delirium (group II). The incidence of delirium was higher among patients with older age (P = 0.002). There was no statistically significant relationship between incidence of delirium and sex of patients (P = 0.52). The delirium patients had significantly higher National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) (P = 0.001) and lower Glasgow Coma Scale (GSC) (P = 0.001) at admission. They also had high mortality (P = 0.017) and lower Barthel Index (BI), and these results were statistically (P = 0.001) significantly. Conclusion Post stroke delirium was associated with old age, higher NIHSS at admission, intracerebral hemorrhage, and higher long-term mortality.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41983-019-0059-xStrokeDeliriumPrognosisOutcome
spellingShingle A. M. Zaitoun
Dorriya Abdel Fattah Elsayed
Bothina M. Ramadan
Hanan Ahmed Abdel Gaffar
Assessment of the risk factors and functional outcome of delirium in acute stroke
The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
Stroke
Delirium
Prognosis
Outcome
title Assessment of the risk factors and functional outcome of delirium in acute stroke
title_full Assessment of the risk factors and functional outcome of delirium in acute stroke
title_fullStr Assessment of the risk factors and functional outcome of delirium in acute stroke
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of the risk factors and functional outcome of delirium in acute stroke
title_short Assessment of the risk factors and functional outcome of delirium in acute stroke
title_sort assessment of the risk factors and functional outcome of delirium in acute stroke
topic Stroke
Delirium
Prognosis
Outcome
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41983-019-0059-x
work_keys_str_mv AT amzaitoun assessmentoftheriskfactorsandfunctionaloutcomeofdeliriuminacutestroke
AT dorriyaabdelfattahelsayed assessmentoftheriskfactorsandfunctionaloutcomeofdeliriuminacutestroke
AT bothinamramadan assessmentoftheriskfactorsandfunctionaloutcomeofdeliriuminacutestroke
AT hananahmedabdelgaffar assessmentoftheriskfactorsandfunctionaloutcomeofdeliriuminacutestroke