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Effects of Poststroke Pyrexia on Stroke Outcome : A Meta-Analysis of Studies in Patients
2000
Stroke
and Purpose-The effect of pyrexia on cerebral ischemia has been extensively studied in animals. In humans, however, such studies are small and the results conflicting. We undertook a meta-analysis using all such published studies on the effect of hyperthermia on stroke outcome. Methods-Three databases were searched for all published studies that examined the relationship of raised temperature after stroke onset and eventual outcome. Combined probability values and odds ratios were obtained. A
doi:10.1161/01.str.31.2.410
pmid:10657414
fatcat:dshdphibwnhxpahaswa5okgxvu