Table 1.

Inclusion and Exclusion criteria used to select the patients.

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
-Recent onset of ischemic stroke according to patient medical records, and no cerebral bleeding.	-Patients who were accidently discovered to be hypertensive during a clinical examination,
-Over the age of 18.	-Patients who had a concurrent active inflammatory disease.
-With a computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that confirmed the diagnosis.	-With a history of cancer or malignancy anywhere in the body, or who have received immunosuppressive therapy in the year preceding the study.
-Accepted to participate in the study.	-Patients suffering from hemorrhagic stroke or other neurological disorders; brain trauma or congenital cerebral aneurysms.
	-Patients who died within 24 h of enrollment.
	-Pregnant and lactating females