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Akisato Nishigaki1, Yuhuko Ichikawa2, Minoru Ezaki2
1Department of Neurology, Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, Yokkaichi 510-8561, Japan.
Background:
Acute cerebral infarction (ACI) includes cardiogenic ACI treated with anticoagulants and atherosclerotic ACI treated with antiplatelet agents. The differential diagnosis between cardiogenic and atherosclerotic ACI is still difficult.
Materials And Methods:
The plasma sCLEC-2 and D-dimer levels were measured using the STACIA system.
Results:
The plasma sCLEC-2 level was significantly high in patients with ACI, especially those in patients with atherosclerotic or lacunar ACI, and plasma D-dimer levels were significantly high in patients with cardioembolic ACI. The plasma levels of sCLEC-2 and the sCLEC-2/D-dimer ratios in patients with atherosclerotic or lacunar ACI were significantly higher than those in patients with cardioembolic ACI. The plasma D-dimer levels in patients with atherosclerotic or lacunar ACI were significantly lower than those in patients with cardioembolic ACI. The plasma levels of sCLEC-2 and the sCLEC-2/D-dimer ratios were significantly higher in patients with atherosclerotic or lacunar ACI or acute myocardial infarction in comparison to patients with cardioembolic ACI or those with deep vein thrombosis.
Conclusion:
Using both the plasma sCLEC-2 and D-dimer levels may be useful for the diagnosis of ACI, and differentiating between atherosclerotic and cardioembolic ACI.
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