Blood Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio Is Associated With Cerebral Large-Artery Atherosclerosis but Not With Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease

Blood Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio Is Associated With Cerebral Large-Artery Atherosclerosis but Not With Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease

Background and Objective: The blood neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a marker of peripheral inflammation, with a high NLR associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events and poor prognosis in ischemic stroke. However, few data are available on the differential impact of the blood NLR...

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Main Authors: Darda Chung, Kee Ook Lee, Jung-Won Choi, Nam Keun Kim, Ok-Joon Kim, Sang-Heum Kim, Seung-Hun Oh, Won Chan Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio
ischemic stroke
large-artery atherosclerosis
small-vessel disease
cardiovascular risk factors
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2020.01022/full

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