Corneal nerve loss as a surrogate marker for poor pial collaterals in patients with acute ischemic stroke

Corneal nerve loss as a surrogate marker for poor pial collaterals in patients with acute ischemic stroke

Abstract In patients with acute ischemic stroke, pial collaterals play a key role in limiting neurological disability by maintaining blood flow to ischemic penumbra. We hypothesized that patient with poor pial collaterals will have greater corneal nerve and endothelial cell abnormalities. In a cross...

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Main Authors: Adnan Khan, Ajay Menon, Naveed Akhtar, Saadat Kamran, Ahmad Muhammad, Georgios Ponirakis, Hoda Gad, Ioannis N. Petropoulos, Faisal Wadiwala, Blessy Babu, Adeeb M. Narangoli, Pablo G. Bermejo, Hanadi Al Hamad, Marwan Ramadan, Peter Woodruff, Mark Santos, Maher Saqqur, Ashfaq Shuaib, Rayaz A. Malik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99131-0

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99131-0

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