High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T and severity of cerebral white matter lesions in patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Regina Freiin von RennenbergBob SiegerinkRamanan GaneshanKersten VillringerWolfram DoehnerHeinrich J AudebertMatthias EndresChristian H NolteJan F Scheitz

Published in: Journal of neurology (2018)

Elevated hs-cTnT levels were associated with extent of WML in acute stroke patients. Further studies are needed to assess whether hs-cTnT can be used to identify stroke patients at risk for cognitive decline.

Keyphrases

cognitive decline
acute ischemic stroke
white matter
mild cognitive impairment
liver failure
respiratory failure
subarachnoid hemorrhage
multiple sclerosis
aortic dissection
case control
hepatitis b virus
cerebral ischemia
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
blood brain barrier
cerebral blood flow