Troponin T changes in acute ischemic stroke.

Elevation of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) in serum reflects myocardial injury, but it was also observed in other conditions with cardiac injury including acute ischemic stroke. The objective was to identify the relationship between elevated cTnT and stroke severity, location and outcome, cTnT levels were prospectively performed in 385 patients with different subtypes of acute ischemic stroke admitted in NICU within 72 hours of onset, as TOAST criteria. The patients were divided into two groups: an elevated cTnT (group 1) (n = 42) and a normal cTnT (group 2) (n = 343).

Cerebrovascular complications in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Unlabelled: Cerebrovascular complications in 9 patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are presented, 6 with Crohn's disease (CD) and 3 with ulcerative colitis (UC), 7 men and 2 women, mean age 36.5 +/- 3.5 years, 4 of them during acute disease.

Could pro-BNP, uric acid, bilirubin, albumin and transferrin be used in making the distinction between stroke subtypes?

To establish the pathogenesis of ischemic strokes is very important in determining an adequate therapy. The objective was to observe if certain plasma parameters could be used as biomarkers in distinguishing between stroke subtypes. Plasma pro-BNP (chemiluminescence), serum uric acid, bilirubin (colorimetric assay), albumin and transferrin (nephelometric assay) levels were performed in 168 admitted patients (mean age 68.