Abstract
Objective: To determine the frequency of dyslipidaemia in acute non-cardio embolic ischemic stroke patients at a tertiary care centre in Rawalpindi. Study Design: Cross-sectional study Place and Duration of Study: Neurology Department, Pak Emirates Military Hospital (PEMH), Rawalpindi Pakistan, Jul 2022 to Feb 2023. Methodology: Patients with acute non-cardio embolic ischemic stroke were included. Data was collected from the patient files and hospital records including a thorough history, physical examination information, CT/MRI brain, fasting lipid profiles with total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and triglycerides (TG). Results: The study included 196 patients, of which dyslipidaemia was seen with a major share of high TG in 44(22.44%), followed by high LDL cholesterol in 38(19.38%), and high TC was found in 28(14.28%). Conclusion: More than 1/3rd of patients with acute non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke have dyslipidaemia.
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