Open AccessNeutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is modality to predict recurrence, disability and mortality of ischemic stroke following acute phase
Author(s) -
Chandra Wirawan,
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I Putu Eka Widyadharma,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
romanian journal of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2069-6094
pISSN - 1843-8148
DOI - 10.37897/rjn.2021.3.1
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , lymphocyte , ischemic stroke , pathophysiology , neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio , peripheral , immunology , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
Stroke has been known as the second greatest cause of mortality and the third cause of disability. Ischemic stroke is more frequent than hemorrhagic stroke. The pathophysiology of ischemic stroke relates with inflammatory process. Neutrophil and lymphocyte are part of that process. Routine peripheral hematological laboratory, which contains information of neutrophil and lymphocyte, is easy, cheap and rapid test. This literature review purposes to explain the modality of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in predicting the recurrence, disability and mortality of ischemic stroke following acute phase.