Outcome after acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in older patients Effects of age, neurological deficit severity and blood pressure (BP) variations》.pdf

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics 52 (2011) e185–e191 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics jour nal homepage: /locate/archg er Outcome after acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in older patients: Effects of age, neurological deficit severity and blood pressure (BP) variations Valter Giantin a,*, Andrea Semplicini b, Alessandro Franchin a, Matteo Simonato a, Kareen Baccaglini a, Francesca Attanasio a, Elena D. Toffanello a, Enzo Manzato a a Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Geriatrics, Ospedale Giustinianeo (28 piano), via Giustiniani 2, I-35100 Padova, Italy b Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine; University of Padua, via Giustiniani 2, I-35100 Padova, Italy A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Article history: The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between BP variations and neurological deficit Received 8 July 2010 outcome in old–old patients after AIS. Fifty-four patients (66–96 years), admitted consecutively for Received in revised form 28 October 2010 stroke were assessed, using a non-invasive BP monitoring (NIBPM), measuring mean systolic (SBP) and Accepted 29 October 2010 diastolic (DBP) blood pressure and their variation between days 1 and 7. Neurological assessment and Available online 8 December 2010 cognitive function were evaluated using the NIH stroke Scale (NIHSS) and the short portable mental status Questionnaire (SPMSQ), res