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Nutritional problems and nutritional deficiencies resulting from impaired consciousness, dysphagia, fatique and perceptual disturbances can frequently be observed in ischemic stroke patients after acute stroke. Weight loss in patients with dysphagia can often cause malnutrition. This study was conducted to determine the severity of stroke and nutritional status in acute ischemic stroke patients and to screen the risk of malnutrition. In this study, the nutritional status of ischemic stroke patients was evaluated with NRI and NRS 2002 and some biochemical parameters were examined from the patient file. All patients had moderate to severe ischaemic stroke (NIHSS: 9.9±2.51) and the majority were at risk of malnutrition according to NRS 2002 (92.3% vs. 93.8%, p=0.55). The majority of acute ischaemic stroke patients were found to be moderately malnourished (moderate risk, 52.4%), followed by mild malnutrition risk (23.8%) according to NRI risk score. Patients had low levels of albumin (3.1±0.58 g/dL), prealbumin (13.0±5.40 mg/dL), and hemoglobin (11.6±2.34 g/dL). Total cholesterol (188.7±35.43), triglycerides (134.2±57.43 mg/dL), and LDL (118.7±31.42 mg/dL) were within normal limits, while HbA1c (6.8±2.40) and fasting plasma glucose (150.0±69.00 mg/dL) levels were high. As a result, this study highlights the importance of malnutrition assessment and monitoring of biochemical parameters.
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