Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria.
From: Salivary chemokines and growth factors in patients with ischemic stroke
Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|
Individuals over 18 years old | Individuals under 18 years old |
Radiologically confirmed ischemic stroke | Lack of radiological confirmation of ischemic stroke |
First-time stroke | Second or subsequent stroke |
Ability to provide informed consent for participation in the study and for saliva collection | Inability to provide informed consent for the study and saliva sampling |
Ability to provide a saliva sample | Inability to provide a saliva sample |
Individuals who were not suffering from autoimmune, psychiatric, and/or thromboembolic diseases, such as limb thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, or recent acute coronary syndrome | Individuals suffering from autoimmune, psychiatric, and/or thromboembolic diseases, such aslimb thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, or recent acute coronary syndrome |
Patients who did not experience post-stroke infections | Patients with post-stroke infections |
Subjects without a history of salivary gland diseases | Subjects with salivary gland diseases |
No cigarette smoking | Cigarette smoking |
Stroke that was not treated with thrombectomy or thrombolysis | Stroke treated with thrombectomy or thrombolysis |
