Admission International Normalized Ratio and Acute Infarct Volume in Ischemic Stroke

Ay H., Arsava E. M., Gungor L., Greer D., Singhal A. B., Furie K. L., ...More

ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY, vol.64, no.5, pp.499-506, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 64 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/ana.21456
  • Journal Name: ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.499-506
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: The level of anticoagulation at the time of stroke onset may influence the size, composition, and dissolution rate of the occlusive clot. We explored the relation between admission international normalized ratio (INR) and acute infarct volume in patients with ischemic stroke.