CARDIAC TROPONIN T: AN INDICATOR OF SEVERITY IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY INTRACERBERAL HEMORRHAGE | ||
| Zagazig University Medical Journal | ||
| Article 10, Volume 29, Issue 2, March 2023, Pages 559-565 PDF (359.95 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/zumj.2021.86908.2290 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Arwa Magdi Ragab* 1; Mahmoud Elsaid Alebiary2; Wael Mahmoud Elsayed3; Mohammed Hanafy Aly Ghonemy4 | ||
| 1neurology department zagazig university hospital, zagazig, egypt | ||
| 2neurology department, faculty of medicine , zagazig university, zagazig, egypt | ||
| 3Neurology department, faculty of Medicine Zagazig university | ||
| 4Neurology department ,faculty of medicine ,Zagazig university,Zagazig ,egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: primary intracerebral hemorrhage is one of the most common forms of stroke producing major disability. Cardiac troponin T is used as an indicator of severity in patients with primary intracerebral hemorrhage. The association between cardiac troponin T and severity has been infrequently studied. Aim: to identify the relationship between cardiac troponin T and severity of the clinical condition in patients with primary intracerebral hemorrhage measured by National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). Methods: during the period from October 2020 till July 2021, 60 patients were recruited having primary intracerebral hemorrhage admitted to neurology critical care unit at Zagazig University Hospital, studied by a prospective cohort study. Cardiac troponin T was measured upon admission. Severity was assessed upon admission by NIHSS. Results: 35 (58.3%) patients had moderate score (5-15) upon admission compared to 15 (25%) patients with extremely severe condition (21-42), whereas 7 (11.7%) patients had severe condition and 3 patients (5%) had minor condition. Conclusion: cardiac troponin T level is a valuable biomarker correlated with severity of intracerebral hemorrhage. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| intracerebral hemorrhage; cardiac troponin T; severity; National Institute of Health and Stroke | ||
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