The atorvastatin during ischemic stroke study: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: Statins have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticoagulant, and profibrinolytic properties that might play a useful role in the acute phase of ischemic stroke. This pilot study assessed the possible neuroprotective action of high-dose atorvastatin administration during the first week after an ischemic stroke, to obtain data for planning a wider multicenter study.

Methods: Sixty-two patients with ischemic stroke, aged 75.

Mean platelet volume (MPV) increase during acute non-lacunar ischemic strokes.

Introduction: Mean platelet volume (MPV) has been associated with the prognosis in stroke patients. However, its spontaneous variability during the acute phase of the disease is unknown. Materials and Methods - One hundred and thirty-seven patients with ischemic stroke, aged 75.