Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with stroke severity and progression of brainstem infarctions.

H LiB HuL WeiL ZhouL ZhangY LinB QinY DaiZhengqi Lu

Published in: European journal of neurology (2018)

These results suggest that NAFLD is a potential risk factor when evaluating the severity and progression of acute BSIs. This relationship is independent of classic risk factors and metabolic syndrome features.

Keyphrases

risk factors
metabolic syndrome
liver failure
atrial fibrillation
respiratory failure
drug induced
type diabetes
aortic dissection
hepatitis b virus
brain injury
skeletal muscle
blood brain barrier