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Original paper

Feasibility of blood count-derived inflammatory ratios in predicting haemorrhagic transformation and early functional outcomes after intravenous thrombolysis for ischaemic stroke

Jakub Radziwon
1
,
Kamil Andruszkiewicz
1
,
Małgorzata Lewalska
1
,
Sandra Malinowska
1
,
Dariusz Gąsecki
2
,
Mariusz Kwarciany
2

  1. Student Scientific Circle of Neurology, Department of Adult Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland
  2. Department of Adult Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland
Folia Neuropathol 2026; 64: 1-7
Online publish date: 2026/03/30
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