Cancer is associated with inferior outcome in patients with ischemic stroke

Background Whether patients with stroke and cancer exhibit specific characteristics has remained controversial. Methods Medical records of patients with ischemic stroke in 2014 or 2015 registered in the Swiss Stroke Registry of Zurich were retrospectively analyzed and integrated with regional cancer...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of neurology 2021-11, Vol.268 (11), p.4190-4202
Hauptverfasser:	Seystahl, Katharina, Hug, Alessia, Weber, Sung Ju, Kapitza, Sandra, Gramatzki, Dorothee, Wanner, Miriam, Katan, Mira, Luft, Andreas R., Rohrmann, Sabine, Wegener, Susanne, Weller, Michael
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Brain Ischemia - complications Brain Ischemia - epidemiology C-reactive protein Cancer Cardiovascular diseases Decision making Erythrocyte sedimentation rate Female Hemoglobin Humans Ischemia Ischemic Stroke Medical records Medicine Medicine & Public Health Neoplasms - complications Neoplasms - epidemiology Neurology Neuroradiology Neurosciences Original Communication Patients Platelets Prognosis Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Stroke Stroke - complications Stroke - epidemiology Thromboembolism
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Zusammenfassung:	Background Whether patients with stroke and cancer exhibit specific characteristics has remained controversial. Methods Medical records of patients with ischemic stroke in 2014 or 2015 registered in the Swiss Stroke Registry of Zurich were retrospectively analyzed and integrated with regional cancer registry data. Associations of clinical and outcome parameters with cancer diagnosed up to 5 years prior to stroke were tested. Results Of 753 patients with ischemic stroke, 59 patients with cancer were identified. History of venous thromboembolism ( p
ISSN:	0340-5354 1432-1459
DOI:	10.1007/s00415-021-10528-3