Mario Di Napoli
SMDN—Center for Cardiovascular Medicine and Cerebrovascular Disease Prevention,
Via Trento, 41 67039–Sulmona (AQ)
Italy
Research Article
Relationship between Baseline White Blood Cell and C-Reactive Protein with Mortality in Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Author(s): Daniel Agustin Godoy, Francesca Papa, Veronica Campi, Marta del Valle, Gustavo Piñero, Matias Mirofsky and Mario Di NapoliDaniel Agustin Godoy, Francesca Papa, Veronica Campi, Marta del Valle, Gustavo Piñero, Matias Mirofsky and Mario Di Napoli
Background: Inflammation has been shown to play a role in animal models of intracerebral hemorrhage, but actually its role in predicting outcome in spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) is not clear because of the lack of evidence. This study was designed to determine the relationship between baseline white blood cell (WBC) count and clinical outcomes in patients with sICH and to see if WBC count was a significant predictor of outcomes independent of other in fl ammatory biomarkers such as C-reactive protein (CRP) a well de fi ned prognostic marker in ischemic stroke.
Methods: We evaluated the relationship between baseline WBC count, other baseline variables and biomarkers, neuroradiological fi ndings, and clinical outcomes in 175 consecutive patients with a well-de fi ned diagnosis of sICH admitted into 24 hours in 3 primary re.. View More»
