[Evaluation of non-cerebral complications in light of ischemic stroke severity].

Extracerebral complications which were observed in great number of ischemic stroke patients increased the risk of death and disability. Pneumonia, myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolisms and urinary tract infections are most often. We considered the influences of extracerebral complications on anterior circulation territory disturbances. A cohort of 1697 patients with first-ever ischemic stroke within anterior circulation region was evaluated. Patients were divided into three groups: A, B, C according to the heaviness of stroke. We understood the heaviness of stroke as a degree of cerebral disfunction occurring within the first 24 hours of the onset and assessed it using Clinical Groups of the Whole Body Activity (CG WBM). CG WBM is an original classification, a three-degree one, prepared by Department of Neurology University School of Medicine Sciences in Bydgoszcz. The rate of complications was statistically significantly lower in group A with the mild course of ischemic stroke than in group B with moderate or in group C with the severe course of ischemic stroke. Pneumonia, myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism were recognized more often in patients with fatal outcome. The amount of extracerebral complications raised with the severity of the ischemic stroke.