STUDY OF SERUM FIBRINOGEN LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE AND CORRELATION WITH SEVERITY OF THE DISEASE

Abstract

Background: Serum Fibrinogen levels may be elevated in patients with acute
Ischemic stroke and correlating with severity of the disease using NIHSS score is
useful. Objective. To categorize the severity of ischemic stroke cases clinically, on
admission by NIHSS score and to quantitatively assess serum fibrinogen levels and to
correlate with clinical severity Methods: 118 patients presenting with acute ischemic
stroke in Medicine department, KIMS hospital meeting inclusion criteria were
considered for the study. Written and informed consent was obtained from the
patients. The patient’s clinical severity was assessed based on the NIHSS score,
following which the patients venous blood is collected and tested for serum
Fibrinogen levels and other appropriate investigations were performed and were
correlated with clinical severity