“STUDY OF SERUM PROCALCITONIN LEVELS IN ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE IN RELATION WITH ITS SEVERITY AND SHORT TERM OUTCOME”

Volume 23 No 1 (2025)

DR RAVEESHA A, DR DHRUVANANDHAN, DR KRUTHI PALLU, DR RISHITHA RAO, DR SARVANI C

DOI: 10.48047/nq.2025.23.1.nq25005

Abstract

Worldwide, stroke is a third leading cause of disability and it ranks first in frequency and importance among all the neurological disorders of adult life1. According to world health organization (WHO) over 15 million people suffer from stroke each year worldwide among those 5 million die and 5 million land up in permanent disability2-5. In India stroke incidence ranged from 105-152/100000 persons / year for the previous 2 decades. India also has one of the highest case fatality rate of 42 and 46 % in urban and rural population6-7

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