Serum Uric Acid Is Associated with Poor Outcome in Black Africans in the Acute Phase of Stroke

Background. Prognostic significance of serum uric acid (SUA) in acute stroke still remains controversial. Objectives. To determine the prevalence of hyperuricemia and its association with outcome of stroke patients in the Douala General Hospital (DGH). Methods. This was a hospital based prospective...

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Published in:	Stroke research and treatment Vol. 2017; no. 2017; pp. 1 - 9
Main Authors:	Luma, Henry Namme, Ngahane, Hugo B. Mbatchou, Ba, H., Doualla, M. S., Ayeah, Chia Mark, Mapoure, N. Y., Mbahe, Salomon
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01-01-2017 Hindawi John Wiley & Sons, Inc Hindawi Limited
Subjects:	Africans Alcohol Analysis Blood platelets Cardiovascular disease Coma Diabetes Family medical history Fatalities Free radicals Health aspects Health risk assessment Heart failure Hospitals Hypertension Intensive care Internal medicine Kinases Medicine Metabolism Outcome and process assessment (Health Care) Patients Proteins Serum Smooth muscle Stroke Stroke patients Studies Thrombosis Uric acid Cameroon
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