NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.

Sources Used in Current Review

Christenson RH and Dambinova S. Stroke: A Look at Emerging Biochemical Markers. Clinical Laboratory News March 2008. Volume 34, Number 3. Available online at http://www.aacc.org/publications/cln/2008/mar/Pages/series_0308.aspx through http://www.aacc.org. Accessed May 2008.

The Internet Stroke Center: Blood Tests and Procedures Used for Stroke Diagnosis. Available online at http://www.strokecenter.org/pat/diagnosis/blood_tests.htm through http://www.strokecenter.org. Accessed May 2008.

National Institute of Nurological Disorders and Stroke. Stroke Information Page. Available online at http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/stroke/stroke.htm through http://www.ninds.nih.gov. Accessed May 2008.

Sources Used in Previous Reviews

Thomas, Clayton L., Editor (1997). Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company, Philadelphia, PA [18th Edition].

Pagana, Kathleen D. & Pagana, Timothy J. (2001). Mosby’s Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 5th Edition: Mosby, Inc., Saint Louis, MO.

Klausner HA, Lewandowski C. Infrequent causes of stroke. Emerg Med Clinics of North Amer 20:657, 2002.

Chalel JA, Merino JG, Warach S. Update on stroke. Curr Opin Neurol 17:447, 2004.

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 16th Ed. Kasper DL, et al., Eds. McGraw-Hill Companies. 2005.