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Poststroke fatigue: hints to a biological mechanism.
Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association - 1 Mar 2015
Becker Kyra, Kohen Ruth, Lee Richard, Tanzi Patricia, Zierath Dannielle, Cain Kevin, Mitchell Pamela, Weinstein Jonathan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Poststroke fatigue (PSF) is common, but the biological basis of this fatigue is unknown. We explored the possibility that PSF is related to systemic inflammation by investigating polymorphisms in 2 genes that affect the immune response. METHODS: In a substudy of a larger trial that evaluated the role of the immune response on stroke outcome, fatigue was assessed at 30, 90, 180, and 365 days after...
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