Prediction of early mortality after acute stroke.

The purpose of this trial was to identify clinical factors and evaluation studies with significant value as mortality predictors in patients suffering an acute stroke. One hundred forty-eight consecutive patients hospitalized at the Hospital de Clínicas, Montevideo, with a clinical diagnosis of stroke were studied: 85 had ischemic strokes and 63 presented with intracerebral hemorrhages. The potentially predictive variables (past medical history, clinical assessment, neuroimaging, biochemical analysis) were evaluated within the first 24 hours of admission; patient follow-up was performed until they left the hospital or died.