Method for diagnosing and distinguishing stroke and diagnostic devices for use therein
US6780606B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/2871
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for determining whether a subject has had a stroke and, if so, the type of stroke which includes analyzing the subject's body fluid for at least four selected markers of stroke, namely, myelin basic protein, S100 protein, neuronal specific enolase and a brain endothelial membrane protein such as thrombomodulin or a similar molecule. The data obtained from the analyses provide information as to the type of stroke, the onset of occurrence and the extent of brain damage and allow a physician to determine quickly the type of treatment required by the subject.
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