High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Soluble CD40 Ligand as Indices of Inflammation and Platelet Activation in 880 Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation. Relationship to Stroke Risk Factors, Stroke Risk Stratification Schema, and Prognosis

C-Reactive Protein, Carotid Atherosclerosis, and Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease

C-reactive protein as a predictor of incident ischemic stroke among patients with preexisting cardiovascular disease.

Levels of acute phase proteins remain stable after ischemic stroke

High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2, and Outcome After Ischemic Stroke

C-Reactive Protein as a Predictor of Incident Ischemic Stroke Among Patients With Preexisting Cardiovascular Disease

Association Study Between C-Reactive Protein Genes and Ischemic Stroke in Japanese Subjects

C-Reactive Protein and Risk of First-Ever Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke in a General Japanese Population: The Hisayama Study

Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2, High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, and Risk for Incident Ischemic Stroke in Middle-aged Men and Women in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

Associations of Inflammatory and Hemostatic Variables With the Risk of Recurrent Stroke

Associations of Inflammatory and Hemostatic Variables With the Risk of Recurrent Stroke

C-Reactive Protein and Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease. The Rotterdam Scan Study

Prognostic role of C-reactive protein in very old patients with acute ischaemic stroke

Racial Disparities in Stroke Risk Factors: The Impact of Socioeconomic Status

Prediction of Myocardial Infarction by N-Terminal-Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide, C-Reactive Protein, and Renin in Subjects With Cerebrovascular Disease

Inflammatory response after acute ischemic stroke

Relation of C-reactive protein to stroke, cognitive disorders, and depression in the general population: systematic review and meta-analysis

Evaluation of C-Reactive Protein Measurement for Assessing the Risk and Prognosis in Ischemic Stroke

Assessment of acute phase proteins in acute ischemic stroke

The prognostic value of C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in patients with acute ischaemic stroke

High prevalence of Chlamydia pneumoniae antibodies and increased high-sensitive C-reactive protein in patients with vascular dementia

Postacute C-Reactive Protein Levels Are Elevated in Cervical Artery Dissection

A small study by Genius et al. suggesting an association of CRP with cervical artery dissection independently of conventional risk factors.

Relations of Serum High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Interleukin-6 Levels With Silent Brain Infarction

A small study showing an association between high hsCRP and IL-6 levels, and small silent brain infarction.

Association between inflammation and hemostatic markers in atherothrombotic stroke

Reganon et al. report the results from a small study suggesting a relation among inflammatory markers, fibrinogen and tissue factor in the acute phase of stroke.

Study of some markers of inflammation in atherothrombotic pathogenesis of acute ischemic stroke.

Cojocaru et al. studied 78 patients with ischaemic stroke and found significant levels of inflammatory markers including CRP in those with poor outcomes. (Rom J Intern Med. 2002;40(1-4):103-16.)