Prognosis

The risk is increased with ^a

• age > 75
• a subarachnoid haemorrhage
• dysphagia
• visual field defect
• motor weakness

and reduced following a lacunar infarct. ^a

Stroke: urinary incontinence is more likely with a subarachnoid haemorrhage and increasing age

Patient	Prognostic Factor	Outcome	CER	OR (95% CI)	NNF+ (95% CI)
first stroke a	age > 75 independent	urinary incontinence at 7 days	40%	15.9 (2.18 to 116)	2 (2 to 5)
	subarachnoid haemorrhage independent			15.4 (1.32 to 180)	2 (2 to 15)
	dysphagia independent			4.03 (1.85 to 8.73)	3 (2 to 7)
	visual field defect independent			4.78 (1.78 to 12.9)	3 (2 to 7)
	motor weakness independent			5.41 (1.39 to 21.1)	3 (2 to 13)
	lacunar infarct independent			0.12 (0.02 to 0.62)	-3 (-9 to -3)