ROLE OF SMOKING AND ALCOHOLISM IN CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENTS

Though previously stroke was considered an old man disease, it is increasing among the young and middle aged people are not likely to die of stroke as they are of heart attack, but they are likely to be disabled for rest of their lives. As the cases of stroke admitted to medical wards, formed nearly 1/10th to 1/8th of total bed strength at any time, and their prolonged stay at hospital attracted our attention. To study the etiological factors for the present study we have thoroughly evaluated 50 pts, with acute cerebrovascular disease and focused more attention in the revaluation of physiological variants of clinical importance by examining the blood for complete blood picture, which may help a long way in near future to predict the risk group in developing an acute cerebrovascular stroke and to avoid risk factors and to take measures to rectify the variations so as to minimize the mortality due to stroke.