TY - BOOK AU - Mohamed Aboelmaaty Shoaeb AU - Khaled Mohamed Taema , AU - Mohamed Ali Hammouda , AU - Mohamed Ali Shehata , TI - Serum C- reactive protein level as a biomarker for differentiation of ischemic from hemorrhagic stroke / PY - 2013/// CY - Cairo : PB - Mohamed Aboelmaaty Shoaeb , KW - Ischemic from hemorrhagic stroke KW - Reactive protein level KW - Serum C N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Critical Care Medicine; Issued also as CD N2 - Stroke is a rapid loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain either ischemic or hemorrhagic. C-reactive protein is a peripheral marker of inflammation and of generalized atherosclerosis. Acute ischemic stroke may trigger an inflammatory response that leads to increased levels of CRP. High levels of CRP may be associated with poor outcome because they reflect either an inflammatory reaction or tissue damage ER -