Abstract TMP38: Dysregulated Post-Stroke Immune Response is Associated With Cerebral Volume Loss in the Contralateral Non-Ischemic Hemisphere

Background: There is delicate homeostatic balance between the central nervous system and immune system. Cerebral insults, like ischemia, trigger an immune-depressive state to suppress a potential immune response directed against the neuroglial tissue; however, this supposedly protective reaction inadvertently creates an infection-prone state in the peri-stroke setting. In this study, we assessed the magnitude of cerebral volume loss in the...