This study was conducted in Tikrit city for the period from February 1, 2018 to June 1, 2018, where the study included 50 patients with stroke who attended to Salah Al-Din general hospital in Tikrit city. The study also included 50 healthy subjects as control group. The study included the collection of 3 ml of venous blood for measurement of interleukin-6 by using ELISA technique (Koma-Biotech, Co, USA) and C-reactive protein. The study showed that the highest mean of IL-6 was recorded in patients under stroke (26.71±3.11 pg/ml) as compared with healthy control (11.18±2.21pg/ml) at P. value
Key words: Stroke; IL-6; CRP; anti-conversant; Inflammatory
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