CRP and transient ischemic attack: Pearson Correlation analyses showed LPS levels correlated with CRP levels in controls (Fig. 2A), TIA (Fig. 2B), SVO stroke (Fig. 2C), LAA stroke (Fig. 2D), ICH (Fig. 2E), CE stroke (Fig. 2F), and all 205 subjects (Fig. 2G, r = 0.90, and p < 0.00001).