TY - JOUR AU - Smith, Craig J. AU - Emsley, Hedley CA AU - Gavin, Carole M. AU - Georgiou, Rachel F. AU - Vail, Andy AU - Barberan, Elisa M. AU - del Zoppo, Gregory J. AU - Hallenbeck, John M. AU - Rothwell, Nancy J. AU - Hopkins, Stephen J. AU - Tyrrell, Pippa J. PY - 2004 DA - 2004/01/15 TI - Peak plasma interleukin-6 and other peripheral markers of inflammation in the first week of ischaemic stroke correlate with brain infarct volume, stroke severity and long-term outcome JO - BMC Neurology SP - 2 VL - 4 IS - 1 AB - Cerebral ischaemia initiates an inflammatory response in the brain and periphery. We assessed the relationship between peak values of plasma interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the first week after ischaemic stroke, with measures of stroke severity and outcome. SN - 1471-2377 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-4-2 DO - 10.1186/1471-2377-4-2 ID - Smith2004 ER -