Monocyte count at onset predicts poststroke outcomes during a 90-day follow-up.
Luca LiberaleFabrizio MontecuccoAldo BonaventuraIlaria CasettaSilva SeraceniAlessandro TrentiniMarina PadroniFranco DallegriEnrico FainardiFederico CarbonePublished in: European journal of clinical investigation (2017)
Smoker had more severe AIS and higher leucocytes and adhesion molecule levels. In the overall cohort, monocyte count was an independent predictor of worse poststroke outcome. Although larger trials are needed, monocyte count might be a cheap prognostic parameter in AIS.