Morning increase in onset of ischemic stroke.
Author(s) -
John R. Marler,
T R Price,
Gail Clark,
James E. Muller,
Thomas Robertson,
J.P. Mohr,
Daniel B. Hier,
Philip A. Wolf,
Louis R. Caplan,
Mary A. Foulkes
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.20.4.473
Subject(s) - medicine , evening , morning , stroke (engine) , ischemic stroke , noon , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , ischemia , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , astronomy , engineering
The time of onset of ischemic stroke was determined for 1,167 of 1,273 patients during the collection of data by four academic hospital centers between June 30, 1983, and June 30, 1986. More strokes occurred in awake patients from 10:00 AM to noon than during any other 2-hour interval. The incidence of stroke onset declined steadily during the remainder of the day and early evening. The onset of stroke is least likely to occur in the late evening, before midnight.
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