Relationship of the lunar cycle and seasonality with stroke

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dc.contributor.authorAltunisik, Erman
dc.contributor.authorGuntel, Murat
dc.contributor.authorYavuz, Erdal
dc.contributor.authorArik, Ali
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-18T20:59:08Z
dc.date.available2024-09-18T20:59:08Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentHatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground & Objective: Stroke is one of the leading causes of death. It is also one of the most important factors of long-term disability. We aimed to reveal the relationship of the lunar cycle and seasonality with stroke characteristics. Methods: Data, including the demographic characteristics of the patients, stroke types, stroke severity, etiological factors, accompanying diseases, intensive care needs, and mortality rate were evaluated, recorded, and compared according to seasonality and lunar phases. Results: The study included 538 patients. The stroke type of 468 patients was ischemic. The stroke severity of 231 patients was determined as minor. The ischemic stroke rate was higher in winter than in spring and summer. In spring, the rate of severe stroke was lower than in summer and winter. Posterior system strokes were found at a higher rate in the summer months. During the winter months, middle cerebral artery infarctions were detected more frequently. The intensive care needs of the patients were observed mostly in summer and winter in ischemic stroke patients. When the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores were compared according to season, no significant difference was found between the groups. There was also no significant difference in gender, age, stroke severity, involved arterial system, etiology, and NIHSS score according to moon phases. But the transient ischemic attack (HA) rate was higher in the full moon than in the last quarter moon. Conclusion: Seasonal variations may affect ischemic stroke characteristics, such as type, severity and involved arterial system, but in our study, the lunar cycle was not found related to the investigated features.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage231en_US
dc.identifier.issn1823-6138
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85109304964en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage223en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/12406
dc.identifier.volume26en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000664031700002en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAsean Neurological Assocen_US
dc.relation.ispartofNeurology Asiaen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectStrokeen_US
dc.subjectmoon phasesen_US
dc.subjectseasonalityen_US
dc.subjectstroke severityen_US
dc.subjectarterial systemen_US
dc.titleRelationship of the lunar cycle and seasonality with strokeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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