In stroke patients, a high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been associated with poor functional outcome at 3 months, higher mortality, and a higher hemorrhagic transformation. We assessed the role of NLR in patients with acute ischemic stroke who received thrombolysis. The charts of 98 patients treated between 2015 and 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. The mean NLR was compared using an independent Student's t test. At 3 months, a good functional outcome was seen in 31 patients (32%) and a poor functional outcome was seen in 67 patients (68%). Patients with NLR >2.39 had a poor functional outcome (odds ratio 2.7; 95% confidence interval 1.11-6.39; P < 0.02). Our study revealed that patients who present with acute ischemic stroke and have an increased NLR at the time of administration of thrombolysis have a poor functional outcome at 3 months.
Objective: To determine electrophysiological pattern and predictors of functional outcomes of patients with Gullain Barre Syndrome (GBS) at a tertiary care hospital.
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