Association of Serum Calcium With Infarct Size and Severity in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Rural Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Background One of the major mediators ischemic neuronal cell death is calcium. It has been found that elevated serum calcium associated with a better prognosis in patients stroke. This study highlights association calcium, albumin-corrected and ionic size acute stroke as well severity outcome terms National Institutes Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score Barthel Index. Methods cross-sectional was conducted on 85 cases (based computerized tomography scan brain) from September 2019 to October 2021. All included had undergone complete clinical history, systemic examination, estimation total albumin corrected NIHSS Index were used access each subject. Results A significant positive correlation seen between infarct coefficient 0.35. negative -0.483, -0.354, -0.365 respectively. No 0.082. Conclusion can be concluded higher normal levels are smaller-sized less index among