Author/Authors :
Ashtari, F Department of Neurology - School of Medicine - Isfahan University of Medical Science - Isfahan, Iran , Shayegannejad, V Department of Neurology - School of Medicine - Isfahan University of Medical Science - Isfahan, Iran , Saberi, A Department of Neurology - School of Medicine - Guilan University of Medical Science - Guilan, Iran , Rabiee, E General Practitioner - Isfahan, Iran
Abstract :
Several studies have assessed association between Helicobacter pylori infection and
thrombotic ischemic stroke. This study was designed to investigate the association between this
organism and ischemic strokes. Antibody against H. pylori (Hp IgG) was measured in 81 patients with
stroke and 43 subjects without stroke. Hp IgG titer more than 20 u/ml was defined as positive. Hp IgG
seropositivity was found in 67.4% of control subjects and 70.4% of cases (P = 0.838). The means of
serum Hp IgG titers in control subjects and cases were 51.1859 u/ml and 50.1641 u/ml, respectively (P
= 0.927). The difference between these 2 groups was not significant statistically. There wasn’t any
significant difference in seropositivity of Hp IgG between case and control subjects in men and women.
It seems that H. pylori IgG titer hasn’t a predictive role for thrombotic ischemic stroke.
