posted on 2024-11-14, 23:15authored bySpyridon MiyakisSpyridon Miyakis, Petros Georgakopoulos, Maria Kiagia, Angelos Pefanis, Theodoros D Mountokalakis, Olga Papadopoulou, Aristomenis Gonis
Inflammatory response is a principal early component in the pathophysiology of stroke [1]. Serum procalcitonin (PCT)-a marker of septicemia and infection severity [2]-has also been proposed as an indicator of systemic inflammatory response in noninfectious situations [3,4]. As no data exist thus far on PCT in stroke, this study aimed to evaluate serum PCT changes in the acute stroke setting, and to correlate them with clinical and laboratory parameters and patient's outcome.
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Miyakis, S., Georgakopoulos, P., Kiagia, M., Pefanis, A., Mountokalakis, T. D., Papadopoulou, O. & Gonis, A. (2004). Serial serum procalcitonin changes in the prognosis of acute stroke. Clinica Chimica Acta, 350 (1/2), 237-239.