%0 Journal Article %A GHANDEHARI, K %A SHUAIB, A %T SILENT BRAIN INFARCTION IN STROKE PATIENTS: A PILOT DOUBLE-CENTER STUDY %J Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran %V 18 %N 4 %U http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-618-en.html %R %D 2005 %K Silent stroke, infarct, gender, incidence ., %X Silent Brain Infarcts (SBI) are associated with an increased risk of subsequent stroke. SBI are incidentally revealed by CT or MRI executed in stroke patients. A prospective study was undertaken involving 200 consecutive patients aged >45 years with brain infarct admitted in University of Alberta Hospital, Canada (100 patients) and Valie-Asr Hospital, Iran (100 patients) in 2003. Patients were divided in age groups aged 65. All of the patients underwent brain CT. A stroke neurologist with knowledge of stroke history subsequently reviewed the scans and diagnosed SBI. The relations of race, gender and age groups with SBI were analyzed with chi-square and Fisher exact tests. SBr were present in 26.9% of patients aged 65. Canadian patients were significantly more preponderant to SBI in age group> 65 (p= 0.013). The mean age of Canadian patients was significantly higher than Persians (p %> http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-618-en.pdf %P 341-343 %& 341 %! Silent Brain Infarction in Stroke Patients %9 Original Research: Clinical Science %L A-10-298-77 %+ • From theDepartment of Neurology, Valie-Asr Hospital, Southern Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran %G eng %@ 1016-1430 %[ 2005