title: [Acute phase response after stroke: differences between ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To evaluate differences in the temporal profile of acute phase response (APR) between ischemic stroke (IS) and intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).
  
  
  METHODS
  We studied APR parameters (< 24 h and 3-5 day) in 88 consecutive patients (43 ICH and 45 IS). The increase/decrease of the parameters between both dates was analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Leukocyte increase (LI) and fibrinogen increase (FI) is significantly higher in ICH than in IS (p = 0.047 and p = 0.035).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  APR temporal profile is different for ICH and IS.
authors.affiliation: Unidad Cerebrovascular. Servicio de Neurología. Hospital Vall d'Hebron. Barcelona.
authors.lastname: Montaner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Sabín
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abilleira
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Molina
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arenillas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Codina
mesh_terms: D000210:Acute-Phase Reaction / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D005340:Fibrinogen