Change and its significance of the serum erythropoietin level in the patients with acute cerebral stroke / 临床神经病学杂志

Objective To investigate the change and its clinical significance of serum erythropoietin(EPO) content in the patients with acute cerebral stroke.Methods The serum EPO content in 60 patients with acute cerebral infarction(ACI),45 patients with cerebral hemorrhage(CH) and 40 patients with other nervous system diseases(control group) were detected by radio-immunity means.The patients with acute cerebral stroke were evaluated by National Institute of Health Stroke Scale(NIHSS).Results The serum EPO content in ACI group and CH group [(1.64?0.41)ng/ml,(1.59?0.54)ng/ml] were significant higher than that in the control group [(1.17?0.86)ng/ml](all P