Free Fatty Acids in CSF and Neurological Clinical Scores: Prognostic Value for Stroke Severity in ICU

Table 4

Correlation between free fatty acids in CSF and the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.

		FFA in CSF			value
		Mean ± SD	Median	Range
NIHSS 30	≥16	0.37 ± 0.27	0.30	0.10–1.40	0.049
	<16	0.27 ± 0.10	0.26	0.10–0.46

The ROC curve for correlation between FFA in CSF and deterioration of the NIHSS (≥16) showed a cutoff value of 0.27 nmol/µl, specificity of 72.2%, and sensitivity of 62.9%.