Peak plasma interleukin-6 and other peripheral markers of inflammation in the first week of ischaemic stroke correlate with brain infarct volume, stroke severity and long-term outcome

BACKGROUND: Cerebral ischaemia initiates an inflammatory response in the brain and periphery. We assessed the relationship between peak values of plasma interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the first week after ischaemic stroke, with measures of stroke severity and outcome. METHODS: Thirty-seven patients with is...

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Autores principales: Smith, Craig J, Emsley, Hedley CA, Gavin, Carole M, Georgiou, Rachel F, Vail, Andy, Barberan, Elisa M, del Zoppo, Gregory J, Hallenbeck, John M, Rothwell, Nancy J, Hopkins, Stephen J, Tyrrell, Pippa J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2004
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC331413/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14725719
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-4-2

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