Serum uric acid levels and outcome during admission in acute ischaemic stroke, depending on renal function.

José Carlos Arévalo-LoridoJuana Carretero-GómezNicolás Roberto Robles

Published in: The International journal of neuroscience (2018)

Our results support the hypothesis that hyperuricaemia plays a protective role in the prognosis of stroke, independently from renal function, and that even in patients with chronic kidney disease, it remains as a protective agent.

Keyphrases

uric acid
metabolic syndrome
liver failure
atrial fibrillation
respiratory failure
emergency department
aortic dissection
drug induced
hepatitis b virus
cerebral ischemia
intensive care unit