Plasma neurofilament light predicts mortality in patients with stroke
Gendron TF, Badi MK, Heckman MG, Jansen-West KR, Vilanilam GK, Johnson PW, Burch AR, Walton RL, Ross OA, Brott TG, Miller TM, Berry JD, Nicholson KA, Wszolek ZK, Oskarsson BE, Sheth KN, Sansing LH, Falcone GJ, Cucchiara BL, Meschia JF, Petrucelli L. Plasma neurofilament light predicts mortality in patients with stroke. Science Translational Medicine 2020, 12 PMID: 33177179, PMCID: PMC9534269, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aay1913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood neurofilament lightNeurofilament lightStroke typeNeuroaxonal injuryHigher NfL concentrationsMini-Mental State ExaminationStroke brain injuryAcute cerebral infarctionModified Rankin ScaleEarly ischemic injuryNontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhageNIH Stroke ScaleBrain tissue damagePlasma neurofilament lightIntracranial hemorrhage volumeClinical trial efficiencyBlood biomarker studiesStroke therapeuticsCause mortalityStroke ScaleCerebral infarctionRankin ScaleFunctional disabilityIntracerebral hemorrhageIschemic injury