... contributionsRRG, TS, RL, AD, JC have conceived and designed the research; analyzed and interpreted the data; performed statistical analysis, handled funding and supervision and drafted the manuscript. RRG, ... on admission and between days 4 and 7. Infarct volume was calculated in the sec-ond CT by using the formula 0.5 × a × b × c, where a and b are the largest perpendicular diameters, and c isthe ... admission, at 24 ± 6 and 72 ± 24hours, were collected in glass chemistry test tub es, cen-trifuged at 3000 xg for 10 minutes, and serum immedi-ately frozen and stored at -80°C until analysis. Glutamate...