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Birsen INCE, MD
Neurology Clinic Haydarpasa Numune Hospital Istanbul, Turkey

Arch Neurol. 1992;49(9):900.

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To the Editor.

—The article by Marsh et al¹ in the November 1990 issue of the ARCHIVES and the letter to the editor by Alberts² and the reply by Marsh³ in the November 1990 and August 1991 issues of the ARCHIVES, respectively, were of much concern to me. I realize that to determine the time of stroke onset is difficult. However certain sociotraditional factors may aid in resolving this problem.

In a study that I undertook in Haydarpasa Numune (State) Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, the time intervals of infarction occurrence and percentages of patients (N=110) involved were as follows: midnight to 6 AM, 13.1% of patients; 6 AM to noon, 34.0%; noon to 6 PM, 38.4%; and 6 PM to midnight, 14.2% of patients. In the majority of the patients, the infarction had occurred between 6AM and 6 PM, and there was no peak regarding any specific time . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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