stroke is one of the most leading causes of death and disability in the world. complement system activation contributes to pathogenesis and neuronal damage following stroke. there are no defined biological serum markers to determine the severity of stroke in acute phases. the purpose of current study was to determine the association of three complement activators, namely pentraxin-3 (ptx3),m-fi...

stroke is an important cause of disability and death worldwide, with the majority of strokes occurring in older people. thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (r-tpa) is the approved treatment for acute ischemic stroke. a major concern of physicians, who treat acute ischemic stroke with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (r-tpa,) is the risk of intracerebral hemorrhage...

changes in extra and intracellular neurotransmitter amino acids concentration in the early stage of acute cerebral ischemia have been reported. in this the study, serum level of gamma aminobutyric acid (gaba) and l-arginine in acute ischemic stroke patients was assessed. 60 patients with acute ischemic stroke and sixthy healthy volunteers as a control group were assessed. serum gaba was measure...

background stroke is the second cause of death and disability in the world, and oxidative stress which could be considered as a prognostic factor in patients for prevention, follow up and determination of stroke’s severity has a conceivable role in neural damage. objectives the aim of our study was to explain the association between oxidant/antioxidant imbalance as a prognostic factor in patien...

background: hemorrhagic transformation (ht) of ischemic stroke (is) is a detrimental complication. this study investigated the association between serum ferritin level and ht in patients with massive is of middle cerebral artery.   methods: thirty patients with massive is of middle cerebral artery were enrolled in this prospective cohort study. they were divided into two groups based on the ser...

Changes in extra and intracellular neurotransmitter amino acids concentration in the early stage of acute cerebral ischemia have been reported. In this the study, serum level of gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) and L-Arginine in acute ischemic stroke patients was assessed. 60 patients with acute ischemic stroke and sixthy healthy volunteers as a control group were assessed. Serum GABA was measure...

objective: to investigate about frequency of different subtypes of stroke in south of iran methods: this  is a retrospective, single-center study  conducted at namazi hospital, shiraz, south of iran. age, sex, length of hospitalization and  mortality  of  stroke patients were recorded by reviewing hospital medical records. results: 16 351 patients (53.6% male, 46.4%female) were recruited.  isch...

background: stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality and long-term morbidity. the aim of the present study was to determine the ability of baseline serum c-reactive protein (crp) and white blood cell count (wbc) values in predicting the outcome of acute ischemic stroke (ais). methods: this study consisted of patients with first ais referred to poursina hospital, rasht, iran. severity of...