Variable

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Symptoms on admission

Headache

205

52.8

Vertigo

64

16.5

Blurred vision

39

10.1

Dyspnea

32

8.3

Asthenia

19

4.9

Chest pain

16

4.1

Cough

4

1

Abdominal pains

4

1

Nausea/Vomiting

4

1

Classical cardiovascular risk factors

Hypertension

118

30.5

Diabetes

85

21.9

Tobacco use

110

28.4

Sedentarity

151

38.9

Dyslipidemia

153

39.4

Obesity

164

42.3

Alcoholism

219

56.4

Past medical history

Stroke

358

92.2

Hypertensive Emergency

54

14

Acute Coronary Syndrome

37

9.5

Acute Heart Failure

6

1.6

Co-morbidities

HIV infection

49

12.6

Chronic Kidney Disease (failure)

18

4.6

Pneumonia

85

21.9

Clinical findings on admission

Systolic BP > 140 mmHg

356

91.8

Diastolic BP >90 mmHg

364

93.8

Tachycardia

385

99.2

Polypnea

388

100

Dysarthria

7

1.7

Fever

12

3

Seizures

23

6

Altered consciousness

130

33.5

Paralysis/Paresia

170

43.8