Secondary stroke prophylaxis: the advantages of care in neurological center for specialized outpatient treatment
Kharakoz, O.S.; Chirva, N.N.; Kanorskiĭ, S.G.; Ovcharov, V.K.; Skvortsova, V.I.
Zhurnal Nevrologii i Psikhiatrii Imeni S.S. Korsakova 2002(Suppl 7): 59-61
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 1997-7298 PMID: 12747103 Document Number: 546617
In neurological center for specialized course outpatient treatment, a higher level of medical care, comparing to general clinics, is provided for post- stroke patients. The continuous antiaggregants intake and modern antihypertensive therapy allowed to reduce significantly a frequency of secondary stroke in comparison to standard care for such patients in general outpatient clinics (4.6% versus 24% during a year; p < 0.05). A combined treatment in neurological center promoted a decrease of neurological deficit in 92.6% of all the cases. Positive experience of the secondary stroke prevention unit gives grounds for its introduction in clinical practice.