DOI: 10.21276/sasjm.2017.3.12.4

Pages: 333-334

Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH), an enzyme found in living cells, is released during the tissue damage. The study was planned to study the level of serum lactate dehydrogenase and consciousness level in patients of stroke. Level of serum lactate dehydrogenase and consciousness level of 20 stroke patients were estimated and correlated with the disease and its severity. Serum lactate dehydrogenase was significantly elevated in 17(85%) of the patients. The Spearman correlation between serum lactate dehydrogenase and stroke was significant (Spearman correlation=0.546, p=0.019).However, the change in the serum lactate dehydrogenase was not related to the severity of the disease as assessed by Glasgow coma scale. Lacate Dehydrogenase is significantly increased in patients with stroke which may have beneficial role in diagnosis and management of acute stroke.