The study of macro-and microelements in the blood and hair was carried out in 91 patients with ischemic stroke and 24 practically healthy persons, the results of which were taken as normal. It was found that in the blood of patients with ischemic stroke, the concentrations of magnesium, iron, copper, lithium, and aluminum are reduced, and a decrease in the levels of calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, and zinc in the hair was revealed. It has been shown that calcium, magnesium, zinc, and iron in hair have high diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, and efficiency (more than 60%) in ischemic stroke and they can be used as additional informative chemical markers of this pathology.
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