| publication name | A study of some risk factors of ischemic stroke in patients with hepatitis C viral infection |
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| Authors | Abd El Naser A. Morad¹, Mohamed H. El-Azab¹, Abo Zaid A. Khodair¹, Khalid S. Moselhy¹, and Anas A. Youseif² |
| year | 2016 |
| keywords | HCV, ischemic stroke, anticardiolipin antibodies |
| journal | Journal of American Science 2016 |
| volume | J Am Sci 2016;12(2):33-39]. |
| issue | ISSN 1545-1003 (print); ISSN 2375-7264 (online) |
| pages | 7 |
| publisher | www.jofamericanscience.org. |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | Not Available |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
Objectives: The aim was to study the role of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in patients with ischemic stroke. Methods: 100 patients with ischemic stroke were evaluated and classified into two groups (group I were patients with ischemic stroke and positive HCV infection & group II were patients with ischemic stroke and negative HCV infection). Results: Patients with positive HCV infection were younger [61.72 ± 6vs. 67.42±4.4 years old, respectively; P value