Dynamic changes of proinflammatory biomarkers in the acute phase of ischemic stroke predict outcome and correlate with changes in the l-arginine pathway

Here, we prospectively investigated (i) serial changes in the levels of 12 biomarkers in 76 patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS); (ii) their role to predict post-stroke infection, death and functional outcome; (ii) and compared to 44 patients suffering from asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis (70–100%, ACS) and 66 patients with Parkinson disease (PD).