Elevated circulating homocysteine and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein jointly predicts post-stroke depression among Chinese patients with acute ischemic stroke.

CONCLUSIONS: Coexistence of both higher HCY and higher hs-CRP in the acute phase of ischemic stroke were associated with subsequent PSD, independently of established conventional risk factors.
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Source: International Journal of Clinical Chemistry - January 8, 2018 Category: Chemistry Authors: Yin J, Zhong C, Zhu Z, Bu X, Xu T, Guo L, Wang X, Zhang J, Cui Y, Li D, Zhang J, Ju Z, Chen CS, Chen J, Zhang Y, He J Tags: Clin Chim Acta Source Type: research