Association of Serum Calcium Levels with Infarct Size in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Observations from Northeast India

Background: Calcium is known to be major mediator in ischemic neuronal cell death. Recent studies have shown that elevated serum calcium levels at admission in patients with stroke have been associated with less severe clinical deficits and with better outcomes. Aim: The aim of this to determine the...

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Main Authors: Meghna Borah, Sriparna Dhar, Dipankar Mall Gogoi, Alice Abraham Ruram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0976-3147.196461