Characterization of cerebral Stroke by using Computed Tomography

Abstract

The main objectives of this study are to determine the findings of CTscan in a patient’s who clinically diagnose as having cerebral stroke to confirm the presence of stroke and discriminate between ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, as well as to detect the correlations between the condition with location and size of stroke The study was based on fifty (50)patients whom clinically diagnosed as having cerebral stroke, and were grouped according to gender, male(30),and female (20), and according to age,(n=6)(30-39)years,(n=4)(40-49)years,(n=5)(50-59) years, .(n=16)(60-69)years,(n=14)(70-79)years, (n=5)(80-89)years The main findings of study was (33) (66%) of patients having ischemic stroke,(12) (24%) of patient`s having intracerebral hemorrhage, and (5)(10%) of patients having subarachnoid hemorrhage .