Journal of Neurology Research, ISSN 1923-2845 print, 1923-2853 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 1, Number 1, April 2011, pages 16-21

Inflammatory Response in the First 48 Hours of Acute Ischemic Stroke

Tables

Table 1. Baseline Demographics According to Clinical Definition and NIHSS on Admission (A) and 48 Hours Later (B)
 
TIACVA with recoveryCVA without recoveryP-value
*: Z = -3.207, P = 0.001. ∧: Z = -1.342, P = 0.180. NIHSS A = national institutes of health neurological scale at time zero (on admission). NIHSS B = national institutes of health neurological scale after 48 hours.
Age (Mean ± SD)58 ± 1270 ± 1375 ± 18NS
Women366
Men377
NIHSS A05.5 ± 3.16.4 ± 5.1
*∧
NIHSS B03.2 ± 3.57.4 ± 4.9

 

Table 2. NIHSS, E-selctin, ICAM-1, VCAM-1 Levels at Baseline (A) and 48 Hours After Acute Stroke (B)
 
TIACVA with recoveryCVA without recovery
NIHSS A05.5 ± 3.16.4 ± 5.1
NIHSS B03.2 ± 3.57.4 ± 4.9
  Z0-3.2071.342
  P-value1.00.0010.180
E-selectin A (ng/ml)27.5 ± 21.623.4 ± 13.125.4 ± 21.3
E-selectin B (ng/ml)38.7 ± 19.628.7 ± 12.831.8 ± 22.5
  Z-1.9971.8470.841
  P-value0.0460.0650.400
ICAM-1 A (ng/ml)386.7 ± 86.4398.3 ± 120.7371.4 ± 53.0
ICAM-1 B (ng/ml)343.5 ± 185.8429.2 ± 112.2385.7 ± 123.8
  Z-0.1051.3650.169
  P-value0.9160.1720.866
VCAM-1 A (ng/ml)702.8 ± 163.91026.7 ± 432.5771.4 ± 282.2
VCAM-1 B (ng/ml)723.2 ± 182.4968.5 ± 421.9815.1 ± 320.5
  Z0.524-1.1011.342
  P-value0.6000.2710.180