TY  - GEN
AU  - Dhakal, Mahesh.
TI  - A study of correlation of clinical scoring (Siriraj stroke score) and ct-scan in patients of stroke
PY  - 2000///
KW  - Clinical scoring.
KW  - Ct-scan
KW  - Patients of stroke
N1  - Thesis Report
N2  - ABSTRACT:  Objective: TO assess the diagnostic accuracy of Siriraj stroke score with regard to pathological types of stroke in Nepalese sub-population.  Design: Validation study of Siriraj stroke score in 100 consecutive patients with acute stroke, computerized brain scans being used for definitive diagnosis.  Setting: Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu.  Subjects: 100 consecutive patients of acute stroke admitted under department of internal medicine through the emergency room.  Results: In this validation study of the Siriraj stroke score, the diagnostic sensitivities of the score for haemorrhagic stroke and infarction were 96.15 % and  95.2% respectively, with and overall predictive accuracy of 95.7% when CT brain scanning done within first 72 hours of the onset of stroke was taken as the gold standard.  Conclusion: The Siriraj stroke score can be used as a reliable bed side method for diagnosing acute stroke in Nepalese population and for deciding which patients should have priority for computed tomography. It is also a valuable tool for epidemiological studies of stroke incidence and outcome.
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