Role of Leptin in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Purpose: Leptin has been implicated as a pathogenetic contributor to atherosclerosis. We aimed to investigate the association of leptin level with ischemic stroke. Materials and Methods: We prospectively enrolled 52 patients with acute ischemic stroke and measured leptin levels and compared with age...

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Main Authors: Bindu Menon, Ramalingam Krishnan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_5_18