Acute ischemic strokes in patients with developmental disabilities: A cross-sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Patients with developmental disabilities (DD) are frequently excluded from acute ischemic stroke (AIS) randomized control trials. We sought to evaluate the impact of having DD on this patient cohort.

Methods

The National Inpatient Sample was analyzed to explore the impact of AIS and treatment on discharge dispositions in patients with DD. Clinical characteristics, treatments, and outcomes were compared to fully-abled patients with AIS.

Results

1,605,723 patients with AIS were identified from 2010-2019, of whom 4094 (0.30%) had a DD. AIS patients with DD were younger (60.31 vs 70.93 years, p < 0.01), less likely to be Caucasian (66.37%vs 68.09%, p = 0.01), and had higher AIS severity (0.63 vs 0.58, p < 0.01). Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) was administere

SUBMITTER: Lui A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10549715 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature