Abstract
Plasma aldosterone (PA), hematocrit value (Ht), plasma protein (PP), blood water content (BW), plasma water content (PW), blood viscosity (BV) and plasma viscosity (PV) were measured on 6 patients suffered from cerebral infarction. Blood was drawn at immediately, 24 hours, 48 hours and 2 weeks after the stroke. The results were compared with those obtained in a control group of 16 patients without cerebrovascular diseases.
There is a statistically significant low value of plasma aldosterone in the patients at immeadiately after the stroke compared to the control group. (P<0.01) The slight elevation of Ht, PP, BV, and PV were seen. These results suggest that the pronounced low value of plasma aldosterone may play an important role in the development of cerebral infarction.
