Abstract
Background: Stroke is a cause of disability and dependency in both humanity and economic. Studies on the association of Matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP-9) levels with improved clinical severity are currently limited. Objectives: To determine the improvement of clinical severity in acute thrombotic stroke patients with high and low MMP-9 levels. Methods: Patients acute thrombotic stroke were grouped into low and high MMP-9 levels. MMP-9 levels were considered low when <840 ng/mL and high when ≥840 ng/mL. Clinical severity improvement was assessed using the ΔNIHSS scale. Results: Eighty subjects were enrolled that consists of clinical severity improved patients with lower MMP-9 (37.9%) that higher than high MMP-9 (21.6%). This difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.115). Conclusion: There was no difference in clinical severity improvement in patients with acute thrombotic stroke with low MMP-9 levels in blood serum compared to high MMP-9 levels.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2385-2390 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2020 |
Keywords
- Acute thrombotic stroke
- MMP-9
- NIHSS Level