One report showed that, compared to serum α- and β-carotenes levels, serum lycopene levels were not as strongly associated with inflammation markers such as highly sensitive CRP levels and the NIH Stroke Scale scores, which indicate the severity of neurologic deficits.34 It has also been shown that the severity of neurologic deficits strongly predicts the likelihood of a patient’s recovery after stroke.47 This evidence concerns the gene CRP and stroke disorder.