Research Article

Serum Level of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Thrombotic Type Are Predictive of Cognitive Impairment in the Acute Period of Ischemic Strokes Patients

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Study selection process. The authors screened 118 patients in neurological departments who met the criteria listed as follows. After pseudorandomization, the authors include 89 patients in this study. Group 1 consists of 59 patients with ischemic stroke. Group 2 contains 30 patients without cerebrovascular pathology.