Inflammatory markers as independent predictors for stroke outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inflammation plays an important role in the pathophysiology of stroke. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between various inflammatory risk markers and ischemic stroke outcome and subtype.

Methods

A total of 3,013 ischemic stroke patients who were admitted to our hospital from 01/01/2016 to 12/30/2018 were retrospectively studied. Stroke subtypes were defined by the Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) classification. Levels of five common inflammatory markers including white blood cell (WBC) count, neutrophil, lymphocyte, serum C-reactive protein (CRP), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were measured, and eleven conventional risk factors were further evaluated in the prediction of overall mortality as well as three functional o

SUBMITTER: Zhang XG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7821567 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature