Clinical Correlation between Plasma D-Dimer Level and Long-Term Neurological Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Background: D-dimer is a reliable and sensitive index of fibrin deposition and stabilization. It is well known that D-dimer levels are significantly associated with cardioembolic infarction and are elevated during the acute phase of cerebral infarction. Several studies also suggest a possible role o...

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Main Authors: Jung-Min So, Tae-Won Kim, In-Uk Song, Jeong-Wook Park, Sung-Woo Chung, Kwang-Soo Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Neurocritical Care Society 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Neurocritical Care
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Online Access:http://www.e-jnc.org/upload/pdf/jnc-8-2-85.pdf