| Abstrakt: |
Background: ICH is the most devastating of the main stroke subtypes with overall mortality of 40-50%. Although ECG abnormalities are well known in ischemic stroke and subarachnoid hemorrhage these change have been rarely been investigated systematically in patients with ICH. Present study was aimed to study prevalence of ECG abnormalities in a consecutive series of non-traumatic spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) patients. Material and Methods: Present study was a prospective, observational study, conducted in patients with confirmed of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) on CT scan. On admission, cranial CT scans & ECG were done. Results: In present study, 50 patients were studied. There were 32 male and 18 female. The male to female ratio was 1.7:1.Maximum number of patients were from > 60 years age (52%). The commonest clinical feature was weakness of one side (78%), followed by headache starting just before or soon after ictus (60%), vomiting (56%), loss of consciousness (50%) & cranial nerve symptoms(40%). The most common site of bleeding was putamen(40%) followed by thalamus (30%), lobar (14%), brainstem(10%) & cerebellum (6%). The most common ECG findings in our study were Left Ventricular hypertrophy (56%) followed by prolonged QTc (54%), T wave inversion (56%), Left axis deviation(46%), Tachycardia(36%), ST-T changes(28%), Q waves(22%), Tall T wave(8%), VPC(8%) and RBBB changes (8%). Conclusion: ECG abnormalities that are Common especially QTc prolongation, LVH, T wave inversion, left axis deviation, tachycardia, ST-T changes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
