Do serum IGF-I levels correlate to improvement of functional outcome after ischemic stroke?
A high s-IGF-I during the rehabilitation phase of stroke correlates to better recovery of long-term function.
Based on our findings, the functional SNP RANK rs1805034 T>C may be an indicator for individual susceptibility to GCA. However, further larger studies with other ethnic populations and tissue-specific biological characterization are required to confirm the current findings.