Interleukin-6 as a Prognostic Biomarker in Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms.

Interleukin-6 (IL-6), a proinflammatory cytokine, was found to surge in the cerebral spinal fluid after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). We hypothesized that the plasma level of IL-6 could be an independent biomarker in predicting clinical outcome of patients with ruptured intracranial aneu...

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Main Authors: Hung-Wen Kao, Kwo-Whei Lee, Chen-Ling Kuo, Ching-Shan Huang, Wan-Min Tseng, Chin-San Liu, Ching-Po Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4503596?pdf=render