OBJECTIVE: There is growing evidence indicating that reactions of inflammatory system play an important role in @entity64 and development of carotid plaques. It is purposed to understand the relationship between serum level of @entity1851 ( @entity1851 ) and size of @entity385 , carotid plaques and prognosis of @entity385 . METHODS: A total of 121 @entity1 with @entity385 were included in the study. Serum level of CRP was measured within 72 hours after onset of index @entity64 . All @entity1 were scored by CNDF based on deficit in their clinical neurological function, and examined with CT/MRI and carotid duplex ultrasound scanning. RESULTS: Leukocyte count and blood @entity413 level at admission were significantly higher in the group with abnormal serum level of CRP than those with normal one (P = 0.045 and P = 0.021, respectively). Incidence of territory @entity1188 (42 cases, 61.76%) was also significantly higher than that of @entity1188 (23 cases, 43.4%), with P = 0.044. Occurrence of carotid plaques was higher in the former (32 cases, 65.30%) than that in the latter (17 cases, 34.69%), with P = 0.035. CNFD scores were higher in the former (ranging 6 - 35, with a median of 18) than those in the latter (ranging 6 - 28, with a median of 11), with Mann-Whitney U test, P = 0.0001. And, more severe prognosis was also found in the former than in the latter, with P = 0.0001. CONCLUSION: Serum level of CRP was an important prognostic marker for carotid plaque and @entity64 .

[ XXXX as an important prognostic marker for @entity385 ].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity1851 :: ('1401', 'Gene') :: ['c-reactive protein', 'CPR'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['stroke'] @entity1188 :: ('MESH:D007238', 'Disease') :: ['infarction', 'lacunar infarction'] @entity413 :: ('MESH:D005947', 'Chemical') :: ['glucose'] @entity385 :: ('MESH:D002544', 'Disease') :: ['ischemic stroke', 'cerebral infarction']
@entity1851 :: (1401,Gene) :: ['C-reactive protein']
