Abstract T P198: Cerebrovascular Disease Patterns among Emergency Room Admissions in 4070 Consecutive Patients of Haiti

Introduction: No study to date has examined cerebrovascular disease patterns in the country of Haiti. Our objective was to describe the patterns of presentation and outcomes of neurological patients presenting to the emergency room (ER) of a major public hospital in Port-au-Prince. Methods: After obtaining ethical approvals from institutions in the US and in Haiti, de-identified data on neurologic disease were prospectively collected from patients consecutively admitted to the ER of Hopital de L’Universite d’Etat d’Haiti (HUEH) from November 2012 to January 2013. Data were collected over a period of 90 days using Microsoft Excel, analyzed with standard statistical analysis and is shown as mean±SD. Results: Out of 4070 consecutive patients, there were 792 neurological admissions (19%; age 42y±20; 40%man). The diagnosis of stroke accounted for 25% of admissions (age 58y±16; 41%man), while hypertensive encephalopathy accounted for 14% (age 49y±16; 30%man). Absence of onsite CT imaging prohibited distinction ...