Volume 21 No 6 (2023)
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Hyperuricemia in acute ischemic stroke: A prognostic marker
Kapil S., Sivakumar K.,Thamarai R.
Abstract
Background: Stroke being the most incapacitating neurological disease with 2nd most common mortality worldwide. Hypertension, diabetes, smoking, hyperlipidaemia, cardiovascular disease and family history of stroke are some of the many risk factors for development of stroke. In addition to these there has always been a conflict in results over the influence of serum uric acid on neurological outcome of stroke. Objective: The objective of this study was to develop an algorithm for prediction model for risk and output of Acute Ischemic stroke. To describe the level of serum uric acid level in patients reporting with acute ischemic stroke and to describe the association between the uric acid levels and severity of acute ischemic stroke. Methodology: A longitudinal observational study was done among stroke patients. A detailed history and clinical examination along with relevant radiological examination was done for diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke and the serum uric acid level was monitored.
Keywords
AIS, serum uric acid, stroke outcome, stroke risk factors
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