High blood pressure in early acute stroke: a sign of a poor outcome?

Objective: To evaluate the prognostic value of admission blood pressure in patients with acute ischemic stroke by determining whether it contributes to clinical outcome and vascular death.

Methods: We studied 230 consecutive patients admitted within the first 24 h after the onset of ischemic stroke. We used the first systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements recorded on admission.

[Captopril-induced eruptions: occurrence over a 3-year period].

With an informatized sample of 123 patients taking Captopril and treated for a total duration of 1,321 month/patients, the frequency of the dermatological symptoms induced by the drug is related. Pruritus is found in 10,5 p. 100 and rashes in 2,4 p.