Open AccessAssociation between non-alcoholic fatty liver and acute cerebral infarction: a protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Yajuan Zhang,
Wenjuan Liu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.59
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1536-5964
pISSN - 0025-7974
DOI - 10.1097/md.0000000000020351
Subject(s) - medicine , medline , data extraction , cochrane library , protocol (science) , scopus , meta analysis , web of science , association (psychology) , fatty liver , evidence based medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , disease , philosophy , epistemology , political science , law
Background: This study will systematically synthesize the evidence on the potential association between non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) and acute cerebral infarction (ACI). Methods: We will propose literature search in electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Scopus, Web of Science, WANGFANG, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure) from the source to March 1, 2020. There are no restrictions related to the language and publication status. Two review authors will separately carry out records selection, data extraction and study quality assessment. Any divisions will be solved by discussion with consulting a third review author. We will use RevMan 5.3 software to perform data analysis. Results: The present study will afford additional insight into the investigation the association between NAFL and ACI. Conclusion: The results of this study will provide helpful evidence to explore the association between NAFL and ACI. Study registration number: INPLASY202040102.