Table 2 Clinical profiles of stroke patients admitted at the medical ward of Dessie comprehensive specialized hospital, January 2016-December 2019

Loss of consciousness

79

25.3

Weakness and Sensory loss

163

52.2

Aphasia

63

20.2

Urinary incontinence

67

21.5

Hemiplegia/Hemiparesis

140

44.9

Grasp reflex

5

1.6

Facial palsy

28

9.0

Dysarthria

7

2.2

Quadriplegia

4

1.3

Headache

11

3.5

Hemianopsia

7

2.2

Diplopia

9

2.9

Visual perceptual deficits

13

4.2

Ataxia and incoordination

19

6.1

Vomiting

23

7.4

Convulsions

6

1.9

SBP (mean ± SD)

154.2 ± 31.4 mmHg

DBP (mean ± SD)

94.5 ± 18.9 mmHg

GCS (mean ± SD)

11.18 3.30