Plasma neurofilament light predicts mortality in patients with stroke

Authors: Tania F. Gendron, Mohammed K. Badi, Michael G. Heckman, Karen R. Jansen-West, George K. Vilanilam, Patrick W. Johnson, Alexander R. Burch, Ronald L. Walton, Owen A. Ross, Thomas G. Brott, Timothy M. Miller, James D. Berry, Katharine A. Nicholson, Zbigniew K. Wszolek, Björn E. Oskarsson, Kevin N. Sheth, Lauren H. Sansing, Guido J. Falcone, Brett L. Cucchiara, James F. Meschia, Leonard Petrucelli

Published: 2020-11-12

DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aay1913

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Abstract

Plasma neurofilament light is a reliable, uniform marker to estimate neuroaxonal injury and forecast all-cause mortality across major stroke types.