To establish the role of serum ferritin as a prognostic marker in patients of stroke
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Neurosciences - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide The incidence of cerebrovascular diseases increases with age 1 Accurate prognostication of stroke patients is difficult many timesMaterials and Methods A total of 100 stroke patients who presented to RNT Medical College Udaipur Rajasthan were enrolled from February 2016 to October 2016 and their serum ferritin was measured and correlated with early neurological deterioration in patients of acute strokeResults Total 100 patients were included the age ranged from 2290 years and the age group with the maximum number of patients was 6170 years 62 patients were in ischemic and 38 were in hemmoraghic groups In ischemic group the mean serum ferritin level was 89540 in clinically improvement patients and 341345 in those deteriorated In hemorrhagic group the mean serum ferritin level was 86838 in clinically improvement patients and 355759 in those deterioratedConclusion The patients with stroke with increased serum ferritin concentrations have a higher risk of poor clinical outcome hemorrhagic transformation and brain edema than patients with low ferritin valuesKeywords Serum ferritin Ischemic stroke Hemorrhagic transformation
Authors and Affiliations
Hemant Mahur, Tarun Kumar Ralot, D. P. Singh, Peter Ken, Jitendra Patel
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