Evaluation the levels of some Mineral Elements in Patients with Stroke

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Department of Chemistry,College of science ,Mosul University , Mosul , Iraq

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The study included collecting 40 blood samples [18 females and 22 males] for patients with stroke, and the results were compared with the control group for healthy people that included 50 blood samples [24 females and 26 males], and trace elements [zinc, copper, magnesium, manganese, iron, cobalt and chromium] were measured for the two groups. It was noted that there was a significant decrease in the level of zinc, magnesium, manganese and chromium in the patient samples compared with the control group for both sexes, while there was a significant increase in the levels of copper, iron and chromium in the patients group compared with the control group and for both sexes as well.

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