Determinants of platelet count in humans

The association of platelet count and mean platelet volume (MPV) index with types of stroke

Background: Stroke is known to be the third most prominent cause of death in the developing countries and the most common debilitating neurologic disease. This study aimed to investigate the association of platelet count (PC) and mean platelet volume (MPV) index with various stroke types. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on patients over the age of 18 years who presented wit...

The platelet count in pregnancy.

The platelet count was measured at approximately monthly intervals during the course of 44 normal pregnancies. There was no evidence of any fall in the platelet count during pregnancy. Any significant change in the platelet count in pregnant women is unlikely to be the result of a normal pregnancy.

Platelet count in malaria patients.

BACKGROUND Malaria is a major health problem in the tropics with high morbidity and mortality. This study is conducted to analyse the effects of malaria on platelets. METHODS This prospective study was conducted on 200 diagnosed cases of malaria in Department of Medicine, LUMHS, Jamshoro/Hyderabad from February to December 2010. The diagnosis of malaria was carried out by thin and thick blood...

Platelet count and aging.

A study of total platelet count, adhesive platelet count and platelet adhesiveness in various phases of normal menstrual cycles.

The fact t,hat among other changes, menstruation involves bleeding from the blood vessels injured at the shedding of the uterine mucosa has directed special interest to the blood changes which attend the phases of menstrual cycles. Demonstrable fall in the platelet count at the time of menstruation (Pfeiffer and ,Hoff, 1929) and the simultaneous lowering of capillary resistance (Henning, 1924) ...