TY - JOUR AU - Ainan Arshad , AU - Saad Bin Zafar Mahmood, AU - Ahmed Ayaz, AU - Mehsa Hashim, AU - Eisha Hanan, PY - 2021/03/15 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Correlation of Serum Calcium with severity of acute ischemic stroke JF - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association JA - J Pak Med Assoc VL - IS - SE - Research Article DO - 10.47391/JPMA.04-593 UR - https://ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/317 SP - 1-8 AB - <p><strong><u>Abstract</u></strong></p><p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Stroke results in death of around 5.5 million people annually with approximately 20% of these deaths occurring in South Asia. It is the foremost cause of disability worldwide. Among the various risk factors identified, serum calcium has been hypothesized to play a significant role in the development of ischemic stroke and act as a prognosticator. This study was conducted to determine the correlation if any between serum calcium and severity of acute ischemic stroke in our population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective review of medical records of those patients admitted with a diagnosis of acute stroke and fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria was conducted at Aga Khan University from a period of January 2018 to December 2018. Characteristics of stroke patients were compared stroke severity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>279 patients were inducted, 58% (n = 162) were male with a mean age of 62.4 ± 13.8. Mean albumin corrected serum calcium and Scandinavian stroke severity score was 9.1 ± 5.6 and 33.67 ± 15.2 respectively. Hypertension and mean GCS on admission were significantly associated with increases stroke severity. However, mean serum calcium was not significant associated with stroke severity.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>No correlation was observed between serum calcium and severity of acute ischemic stroke. Further studies targeting South Asian population are required to assess the significance of serum calcium as a prognostic marker of stroke outcome.</p><p><strong>Key Words: </strong>Stroke, calcium, scandinavian stroke severity scale, cerebral ischemia</p><p><strong>Continuous.....</strong></p> ER -