PREDICTORS FOR POST- STROKE DELIRIUM OUTCOME.

Background: There have been only a small number of studies that have evaluated the outcome of post-stroke delirium.

Objectives: To evaluate the effects of gender, age, stroke localization, delirium severity, previous illnesses, associated medical complications on delirium outcome as well as, to determine effects of delirium on cognitive functioning one year after stroke.

Patients And Methods: Comprehensive neuropsychological assessments were performed within the first week of stroke onset, at hospital discharge, and followed-up for 3, 6 and 12 months after stroke.

Brain Edema After Ischaemic Stroke.

Objectives: To determine the incidence of brain edema after ischaemic stroke and its impact on the outcome of patients in the acute phase of ischaemic stroke.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 114 patients. Ischaemic stroke and brain edema are verified by computed tomography.

Stroke and disorders of consciousness.

Objectives. To determine the severity of stroke and mortality in relation to the type of disturbance of consciousness and outcome of patients with disorders of consciousness. Patients and Methods.