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Fever in the first 7 days was an independent predictor of poor outcome during the first month after a stroke.No data were available on the underlying causes of fever,but the higher risk of death in the first 10 days,most frequently attributed to neurological mechanisms,suggested that high temperature was an independent component of poor prognosis and not only an epiphenomenon of other complications in the course after a stroke. In agreement with animal studies,we found that patients with higher temperature had a worse stroke outcome. |
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