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Neurology Research International
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2023
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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
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of studied population.
Demographics
Groups
value
Group 1 (
n
= 59)
Group 2 (
n
= 30)
Age, M ± SD
61.19 ± 9.61
57.84 ± 4.89
Sex, abs. (%)
M
37 (62.7%)
21 (70.0%)
χ
2
= 0.46 d
f
= 2
F
22 (37.3%)
9 (30.0%)
Clinical type of stroke abs. (%)
Thrombotic
45 (76.3%)
—
—
Embolic
14 (23.7%)
—
NIHSS, M ± SD
1st day
7.02 ± 3.88
—
—
14th day
4.42 ± 3.39
—
—
value
0.038
—
BDNF level (pg/ml), M ± SD
1st day
307.87 ± 245.44
734.65 ± 417.53
14th day
470.94 ± 376.17
—
value
0.503
—
Cognitive impairment abs. (%)
1st day
32 (54.2%)
7 (23.3%)
χ
2
= 7.12, d
f
= 1,
14th day
28 (47.6%)
—
value
Mac–Nemar’s
χ
2
= 0.624, df = 1,
—