Abstract:Introduction and objective. Fibrinogen (FIB) and C-reactive protein (CRP) play an important role in any inflammatory response. FIB levels may be higher in stroke patients compared to non-stroke patients. CRP is used to detect inflammation due to its high sensitivity in aseptic inflammation. Blood levels of d--dimer (DD) are used to determine the amount of fibrin formed and distributed. Inflammation may play an important role in the pathogenesis of haemorrhagic stroke causing primal damage, and in ischemic stro… Show more
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