Original scientific paper
Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Acute Stroke
Anamarija Mrđen
; Department of Neurology, General Hospital Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
Aleksandar Včev
; Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University „J.J.Strossmayer“, Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Dario Nakić
; Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
Sanja Balen
; Department of Transfusiology, School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Krešimir Ivanac
; Department of Neurology, General Hospital Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
Klaudia Duka Glavor
; Department of Neurology, General Hospital Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
Abstract
The aim of this investigation was to determine whether Helicobacter pylori infection (HBPI) is an independent risk factor for acute noncardioembolic stroke, and also if there is a link between HBPI and other established and well-known risk factors for stroke, as well, to find if there is link between HBPI and severity of disease. In this prospective single centre study where enrolled 82 patients with acute stroke and control group was consistented 93 healthy individuals. The results of this study showed no difference between H.pylori seropositivity distribution in the investigate and control group (25.8 vs. 34.8%), additionally, there was no significant difference on the severity of the disease. Furthermore there was no evident association between acute stroke and HBPI in the patientes with three and more risk factors, but we found significant link between HBPI and carotid stenosis. Further studies are needed to clarify the possible causal relation between infection by this organism and stroke. It is necessary not only the elucidate of pathophysiology related to the association, but also to evaluate whether antibiotic treatment may result in clinical benefit of the patient.
Keywords
Helicobacter pylori infection; acute stroke
Hrčak ID:
205234
URI
Publication date:
28.12.2017.
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