Predictive value of C-reactive protein and carotid intimal medial thickness in acute ischemic stroke

Abstract Background Elevated CRP and increased CCA-IMT are both associated with the occurrence of stroke. CRP and IMT are closely associated; the higher the CRP, the greater the carotid atherosclerosis as measured by carotid IMT. Objectives To study the relationship between elevated C-reactive prote...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud Elbelkimy, Naglaa ELkhayat, Ahmed ElSadek, Alia Mansour, Mariam Aboutaleb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-11-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-019-0115-6