Fundoscopic Profile in patients presenting with Acute Haemorrhagic Stroke in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Zahna Riaz; Khizar Ahmed; Saurabh Srivastava

Volume : VI, Issue : VII, July - 2017

Fundoscopic Profile in patients presenting with Acute Haemorrhagic Stroke in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Zahna Riaz, Khizar Ahmed, Saurabh Srivastava

Abstract :

Objective: Hypertension causes microvascular damage in both the cereal and retinal circulation. The retinal vessel pathology serves as an important marker for stratification of patients risk for having or developing cereovascular disease. The objective of this study was to ascertain the fundoscopic changes in patients presenting with acute haemorrhagic stroke also fundus examination may potentially provide additional information on long term stroke risk stratification.

Methods: In this prospective study 50 patients above 18 years of age with CT scan diagnosed Intracranial Haemorrhage attending MGM Hospital Emergency Department for treatment from January 2016 to September 2016 were included.

Results: Mean age was 52.34 � 5.49 years, and most of them were males . The main risk factor was hypertension, with 21.05% complying with therapy. Other risk factors were alcohol consumption, smoking etc. The majority of patients belonged to 5^th and 6^th decades. Retinal abnormalities were found to be present in 60% of the patients with Haemorrhagic stroke. Dilated Fundoscopy of patients having CT Scan diagnosed Hemorrhagic stroke showing Grade 3 and Grade 4 retinopathy had poor prognosis.