Logo-mj
Med J Tabriz Uni Med Sciences Health Services. 2013;35(2): 44-49.
  Abstract View: 471
  PDF Download: 146

Original Article

Time Variation in the Occurrence of Stroke-Induced Aphasia: A Report from Ahvaz

Peyman Zamani 1*, Nastaran Madjdinasab 2

1 Rehabilitation Musculoskeletal Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
2 Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Email: zamanip@ajums.ac.ir

Abstract

Background & Objectives: Stroke incidence is a multifactorial phenomenon and investigation of the relationship between seasonal-regional variation and stroke is the focus of current studies. Based on seasonal, diurnal and hourly variations, incidence of different stroke was compared in this study. Material & Methods: In this retrospective study, 1817 medical records of stroke patients admitted in 2010 were reviewed from Ahvaz medi-educational hospitals. The type of aphasia was diagnosed according to the patients’ speech and language characteristics. SPSS-16 was used to analyze the data. Results: 39.9% of the patients had stroke-induced aphasia, and the highest rate of stroke incidence was found to be in the Summer time (38.2%) on Saturdays (16.1%), and between 8-12 A.M. (P<0.05). Conclusion: It seems that incidence of all kinds of stroke is influenced by time variation, and future works are needed to strengthen the results of our study.
First Name
Last Name
Email Address
Comments
Security code


Abstract View: 472

Your browser does not support the canvas element.


PDF Download: 146

Your browser does not support the canvas element.

Submitted: 26 Aug 2012
Accepted: 06 Dec 2012
ePublished: 26 Jun 2013
EndNote EndNote

(Enw Format - Win & Mac)

BibTeX BibTeX

(Bib Format - Win & Mac)

Bookends Bookends

(Ris Format - Mac only)

EasyBib EasyBib

(Ris Format - Win & Mac)

Medlars Medlars

(Txt Format - Win & Mac)

Mendeley Web Mendeley Web
Mendeley Mendeley

(Ris Format - Win & Mac)

Papers Papers

(Ris Format - Win & Mac)

ProCite ProCite

(Ris Format - Win & Mac)

Reference Manager Reference Manager

(Ris Format - Win only)

Refworks Refworks

(Refworks Format - Win & Mac)

Zotero Zotero

(Ris Format - Firefox Plugin)