Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine
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The association of platelet count and mean platelet volume (MPV) index with types of stroke
Neurology
Neurology
Original Article
Original Article
<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong><em>Background</em></strong><em>:</em></span> Stroke is known to be the third most prominent cause of death in the developing countries and the most common debilitating neurologic disease. This study aimed to investigate the association of platelet count (PC) and mean platelet volume (MPV) index with various stroke types.<br>
<span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong><em>Methods</em></strong><em>:</em></span> This cross-sectional study was carried out on patients over the age of 18 years who presented with signs and symptoms of the first acute stroke. Exclusion criteria were underlying chronic liver or renal disease and the time more than 6 hours from symptom initiation, hematological and infectious disorders in patients. After recording of demographic data, a complete blood cell count (CBC) test was performed.<br>
<span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong><em>Results</em></strong><em>:</em> </span>From 150 patients, who enrolled in the study, 54.7% of patients were males. The initial brain CT scan was normal in 13 (8.7%) patients and showed evidence of brain infarction and intracranial hemorrhage in 84 (56%) and 53 (35.3%) patients respectively. Patients with intracranial hemorrhage had significantly higher mean of MPV index than the patients with normal brain-CT scan and patients with evidence of brain infarction (p<0.001).<br>
<span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong><em>Conclusion</em></strong><em>:</em></span> The MVP index can be a predictor of the type of hemorrhagic or ischemic finding in emergency CT scan in stroke patients. This relationship may help to better understand the physiopathologic role of platelets in the development of stroke (hemorrhagic or ischemic), but will not replace cerebral computed tomography to diagnose the type of stroke, or it may not initiate treatment for hemorrhagic stroke.</span></span>
Stroke, Platelet Count, Mean Platelet Volume index
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Bahram
Zarmehri
zarmehrib@mums.ac.ir
100319475328460024922
100319475328460024922
No
Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Behzad
shahi
mr.shahi87@yahoo.com
100319475328460024923
100319475328460024923
No
Equally First Author, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Shaghayegh
Rahmani
rahmanish3@mums.ac.ir
100319475328460024924
100319475328460024924
No
Department of Emergency Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Fatemeh
Dehghan Tafti
mr.shahi87@yahoo.com
100319475328460024925
100319475328460024925
No
Department of Anesthesiology, Mashhad University of Medical sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Mahdi
Foroughian
foroughianmh@mums.ac.ir
100319475328460024926
100319475328460024926
Yes
Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical sciences, Mashhad, Iran.