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There is a paucity of data regarding the association between non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and acute ischemic stroke. Stroke is largely preventable, so that knowledge of risk factors is essential to achieve reductions in the stroke rate and resulting disease burden.
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Why is it important?
NAFLD was found in 42.5% of acute ischemic stroke patients. NAFLD might be associated with more severe stroke and worse outcome.
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In conclusion, the present study showed that 42.5% of acute ischemic stroke patients had NAFLD which might be associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke in those patients. Also, the study suggests that the presence of NAFLD in patients admitted for acute ischemic stroke might be associated with more severe stroke and with worse outcome. However, to confirm the association of NAFLD and ischemic stroke, we suggest conducting a cohort study that NAFLD diagnosed patients to be followed up regarding developing ischemic stroke.
sherief Abd-Elsalam
Tanta University
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This page is a summary of: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with acute ischemic stroke is associated with more severe stroke and worse outcome, Journal of Clinical Lipidology, July 2017, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2017.04.115.
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