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Correlation Between Proinflammatory Serum Markers: High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, Interleukin-6 with Disability Score in Acute Ischemic Stroke

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Stroke being the third leading cause of death and foremost cause of disability, if potential diagnostic utility of blood borne protein biomarkers in predicting acute stroke is established, it would be a substantial adjunct to computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging which have their own limitations. This study was done to correlate serum Interleukin 6, high sensitivity C reactive protein at the time of admission with neurological worsening assessed by NIHSS at the time of admission and 7 days after admission. 46 Patients admitted in neurology department SAIMS, Indore with first ever ischemic stroke within 72 h of onset were included in the study. All patients with history of stroke of more than 72 h onset, Infection & peripartum stroke were excluded from the study. Disability scoring was done by NIHSS and their serum samples assayed for hsCRP, IL6 by commercially available quantitative sandwich enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay kits. Serum samples of 50 control cases which included healthy volunteers and staff from SAIMS were also analyzed for hsCRP, IL6 for comparative study. A significant correlation was observed between NIHSS scoring and serum hsCRP and IL6 at the time of admission. Patients with initial high serum IL6 and hsCRP also showed significant clinical deterioration as assessed by NIHSS scoring 7 days after admission. Elevated hsCRP and IL6 within 72 h of admission strongly correlated with functional disability in study population in India and may serve as useful adjunct to CT Scan in emergency setting.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore, MP, 452001, India

    Anuradha Bharosay, Meena Varma & Aparna Pandey

  2. College of Medical Sciences, Amargarh, District Bhavnagar, Indore, MP, India

    Kiran Saxena

  3. Department of Pathology, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore, MP, India

    Vivek Vikram Bharosay

  4. C/O Mr Sudhir Raizada, 95, Geeta Nagar, Opposite Shishukunj School, Indore, MP, 452001, India

    Anuradha Bharosay

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Bharosay, A., Saxena, K., Varma, M. et al. Correlation Between Proinflammatory Serum Markers: High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, Interleukin-6 with Disability Score in Acute Ischemic Stroke. Ind J Clin Biochem 26, 279–282 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12291-011-0135-1

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