Abstract:
Objective: To investigate the relationship between the changes of serum homocysteine(Hcy) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein(hs-CRP) levels with the area of cerebral infarction in patients with acute cerebral infarction.
Methods: The levels of serum Hcy and hs-CRP in 59 patients with acute cerebral infarction and 43 normal controls were measured.The relations between Hcy and hs-CRP,and the area of cerebral infarction were analyzed.
Results: Except for the patients with lacunar infarction(
P>0.05),the levels of serum Hcy and hs-CRP in all the patients with large or small area of acute cerebral infarction were higher than those in the controls(
P<0.05-
P<0.01).The levels of serum Hcy and hs-CRP increased with the accretion of the infarction area(
P<0.01).
Conclusions: Serum Hcy and hs-CRP levels are positively correlated to the area of acute cerebral infarction.