Predictive Significance of Thrombelastography on Early Neurological Deterioration in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke

Early neurological deterioration (END ) is a major concern in stroke care, consistently associated with adverse clinical outcomes.END is a heterogeneous complex of pathophysiological and clinical entities. Despite some straight forward causes, DWI lesion growth is reportedly a primary underlying mechanism. Early recognition of END risk would allow for timely identification and proper intervention, improving stroke health care.

Thromboelastography (TEG) measures the coagulation process from initial clotting cascade to clot strength, providing an integrated picture of two separate but simultaneously occuring components of coagulation, thrombosis and lysis. It has been reported to be associated with short and long-term outcome in patients with trauma, coronary artery diseases , pulmonary embolism and, most recently, stroke prevention.The purposes of this study is to evaluate how effective TEG is on predicting END, by producing a range of TEG values correlated with clinical and radiological assessment.