Association of fibrinogen level with early neurological deterioration among acute ischemic stroke patients with diabetes

Association of fibrinogen level with early neurological deterioration among acute ischemic stroke patients with diabetes

Abstract Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a risk factor for early neurological deterioration (END) in acute ischemic stroke. The prothrombotic protein fibrinogen is frequently elevated in patients with diabetes, and may be associated with poorer prognoses. We evaluated whether fibrinogen is asso...

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Main Authors: Seong-Joon Lee, Ji Man Hong, Sung Eun Lee, Dae Ryong Kang, Bruce Ovbiagele, Andrew M. Demchuk, Jin Soo Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Cerebral infarction
Disease progression
Diabetes mellitus
Fibrinogen
Intracranial thrombosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-017-0865-7

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