Population
20 patients within the first week after acute ischaemic stroke and 32 80-year-old volunteers.
Design
Case-control
Follow-up
within the first week
Authors
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Elevated cortisol in acute stroke suggests HPA dysregulation; hypothesis-generating for prognostic biomarkers, needs prospective validation.
Acute ischaemic stroke is associated with increased cortisol axis activity, which correlates with poorer functional outcome.
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