Elevated serum human cytomegalovirus IgM levels in the acute phase of ischemic stroke are associated with increased risk of death and major disability.

CONCLUSIONS: Elevated serum HCMV IgM levels in the acute phase of ischemic stroke were correlated with increased risk of combined outcome of death and major disability, indicating that serum HCMV IgM could be an important predictive factor for poor prognosis of ischemic stroke.
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Source: Current Neurovascular Research - November 23, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Zhang C, Huang P, Zhang P, Zhou M, Gao Y, Zhang Y, Guo Y, Lv L, Xu T Tags: Curr Neurovasc Res Source Type: research