RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, KARNATAKA

The serum cortisol and serum ACTH response has been identified in both cerebral infarction and intracerebral haemorrhage.[1,2] High s-cortisol levels and s-ACTH have been related to poor outcome.[1,2] It is, however, not known whether this adrenal glucocorticoid stress response is beneficial or harmful to the damaged brain. ................
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