Prevalencia de evento cerebrovascular y factores de riesgo en pacientes de 18 a 45 años atendidos en el Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo, periodo enero 2013 - marzo 2017.

Abstract

Introduction: Cerebrovascular Events are a health problem that causes a high morbidity and mortality rate, it no longer affects the elderly, also young adults. Objective: Determine the prevalence and risk factors of a Cerebrovascular Event in young adults aged between 18 to 45 years. Materials and methods: The research was carried out in the hospitalization unit of the Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo in patients diagnosed and hospitalized in the period January 2013 - March 2017. The universe was composed of 2088 Clinical Histories, and a sample of 60 Clinical Histories were taken of patients within the range of 18 to 45 years diagnosed with Cerebrovascular Events and risk factors. Results: More cases of CVD were found in males than in female patients. The most prevalent risk factor was hypertension and the least prevalent APS. Ischemic CVD was more frequent. The more prevalent symptom was paresthesia. The prevalence of hospital stay due to CVD was greater than 9 days. Conclusion: Risk factors do influence the presentation of CVD in young adults. Further studies should be carried out on congenital malformations at the level of cerebral vessels. In addition, more emphasis should be placed on the familial pathological history of patients, since both hypertension and brain vessel malformations are diseases that have genetic background.