III./1.3. Clinical features (risk factors, clinical signs)
Established and newly emerging risk factors for stroke are summarized in Fig. 16.
Fig. 16: Established and newly emerging risk factors for stroke
The clinical signs of ischemic strokes were presented in Figures 4-9 and in the related text. Signs of intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhages are shown in Figures 17-18.
Fig. 17: Most important signs of intracerebral hemorrhages
Fig. 18: Clinical features of subarachnoid hemorrhage
The severity of clinical signs in subarachnoid hemorrhage is scored by the staging system of Hunt-Hess (Fig. 19), and the depth of the disturbance of consciousness may be assessed by the Glasgow coma scale (Fig. 20).
Fig. 19: Staging the severity of subarachnoid hemorrhage according to Hunt and Hess
Fig. 20: The Glasgow coma scale