To study the role of Lipoprotein (a) as a risk factor of ischemic stroke

Abstract

Aim: To study the role of Lipoprotein (a) as a risk factor of ischemic stroke. Methods: The study group includes 100 stroke patients consecutive admitted in medicine departments and 100 patients as control group admitted for nonvascular diseases. The severity of ischemic strokes was classified on the basis of National institutes of Health stroke scale at the admission and discharge. Detailed history taken and clinical examination was done. All the patients were investigated as per requirement like lipid profile, lipoprotein estimation. blood routine investigations like haemoglobin, total leukocytes count, ESR, platelets, and serum creatinine, blood urea were done in stroke patients