DOI: 10.21276/aimdr.2016.2.6.ME3 Original Article ISSN (O):2395-2822; ISSN (P):2395-2814 Annals of International Medical and Dental Research, Vol (2), Issue (6) Page 8 Section: Medicine An Observation of Risk Factors Associated with Patients with Ischemic Stroke. Atul Kumar 1 , Taskeen Ahmad Reza 2 , Pramod Kumar Agrawal 3 , Shruti Sonal 4 , Sonu Chauhan 4 , Wasim Alam 4 , Abhishek Kumar 4 , Yogesh Kumar Dubey 4 , Saad bin Saif 4 , Vikash Kumar 4 , Md Habibur Rahman 4 , Karn Bhargav 4 , Md Kaifee 4 , Md Tabrej Alam 4 1 Associate professor, Department of Medicine, Katihar Medical College, Katihar, Bihar, India. 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Katihar Medical College, Katihar, Bihar, India. 3 Professor & Head, Department of Medicine, Katihar Medical College, Katihar, Bihar, India. 4 Post Graduate Trainee, Department of Medicine, Katihar Medical College, Katihar, Bihar, India. Received: August 2016 Accepted: September 2016 Copyright: © the author(s), publisher. Annals of International Medical and Dental Research (AIMDR) is an Official Publication of “Society for Health Care & Research Development”. It is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non- commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ABSTRACT Background: Objective: our study was to observe the risk factors in different age group of patients with ischemic stroke. Methods: A total of 120 patients of ischemic stroke were considered on the basis of detail clinical history, laboratory findings and CT Scan/MRI. Results: Data was analyzed by using MS-Office software. Conclusion: Major risk factors associated with ischemic stroke was hypertension, smoking, alcohol consumption, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia and obesity. Keywords: ischemic stroke, risk factor. INTRODUCTION Stroke has been defined as acute loss of focal and at times global (applied to patient in deep coma and to those with subarachnoid hemorrhage) cerebral function; the symptoms lasting for more than 24 hours or leading to death and with no apparent cause other than vascular origin. It is not a diagnosis but a clinical syndrome with numerous causes. [1] The main types of stroke are ischemic and hemorrhagic. Name & Address of Corresponding Author Dr. Atul Kumar Associate Professor, Dept of Medicine, Katihar, Medical College, Katihar, Bihar, India. Defining stroke types helps in determining the most effective therapy and is clearly related to prognosis. Computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging should be performing to confirm the type of stroke. [2,3] The main goal of treatment is to maximize physical and cognitive function by limiting acute complications and facilitating rehabilitation. In the past several decades many studies have successfully identified non modifiable risk factors for ischemic stroke such as age, gender, race, ethnicity, heredity and several well established modifioable risk factors such as hypertension, atrial fibrillation, dyslipidemia, diabetes, cigarette smoking, physical activity, carotid stenosis, transient ischemic attack, and other cardiac disorders. [4] These are all potentially treatable conditions that predispose to stroke. Though the mortality of stroke has been on the decline still it represents the most common cause of chronic disability posing a major social and financial challenge to the community. [5] Aim of our study was to observed the frequency of association of various modifiable and non modifiable risk factors with ischemic stroke in different age group. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 120 subjects with age of 20 years to > 50 years were included in this study. The attendant of entire subject signed an informed consent approved by institutional ethical committee of Katihar Medical College, Katihar, Bihar, India was sought. Data was collected on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria, with irrespective of sex in OPD or the ward, of department of Medicine, Katihar Medical College, Katihar, Bihar, India, during period of September 2015 to February 2016. Detail history, neurological examination and related investigation (CT scan or MRI brain to establish the diagnosis of stroke) were taken to all stroke patients. Risk factors and their age of onset were studied. Inclusion criteria of our study were the patients of ischemic stroke with age group 20 years to greater than 50 years. And exclusion criteria were patients