protein 3 (IGFBP-3) concentrations, determined early after the onset of stroke, are predictive
of clinical outcome in elderly patients. METHODS: The sample comprised 85 patients (mean
[±SD] age, 83±7.4 years; range, 67 to 99 years; 34% male) who were admitted with acute
stroke to a geriatric ward between January 1998 and June 2000, and 88 control patients
who were similar in age and sex. Clinical and laboratory assessments, computed …