Infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with acute CNS injury. It
has recently become clear that CNS injury significantly increases susceptibility to infection …

Background and Purpose—Several studies have shown, in different populations, that
modest elevation of plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) in the range seen in apparently …

Objectives: The cytokine interleukin (IL)-1 mediates ischaemic brain damage in rodents. The
endogenous, highly selective, IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) protects against ischaemic …

Stroke is a complex disease originating and developing on the background of genetic
predisposition and interaction between different risk factors that chronically damage blood …

Background and scope. Recent literature has demonstrated that inflammation contributes to
all phases of atherosclerosis and brain damage caused by stroke. In acute phase of …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: This study aimed to characterize the time course of
inflammatory parameters after acute ischemic stroke. METHODS: We serially determined …

Background and Purpose—C-reactive protein (CRP) is associated with atherogenesis and
stroke in mostly elderly subjects. We tested whether elevated CRP may also be linked to …

INTRODUCTION: Introduction: Stroke is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in the
pediatric age group. There is increasing evidence on the role of proinflammatory cytokines …

Background: Following an acute brain ischemia, local endothelia allow monocyte
chemoattraction into the lesion site which contributes to brain damage through a group of …

Fatigue after stroke Page 1 Future Drugs Ltd 10.1586/14750708.2.6.865 © 2006 Future Drugs
Ltd ISSN 1475-0708 Therapy (2006) 2(6), 865-869 865 SPECIAL REPORT Fatigue after …