In AIS patients, the mean NIHSS score was 8.4 ± 5.0; regarding inflammatory cytokines, the median values (interquartile range (IQR)) of interleukin (IL)‐1β, IL‐6, IL‐17 and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF‐α) were 2.1 (1.2–2.9) pg/ml, 15.1 (11.2–21.8) pg/ml, 39.7 (30.4–53.8) pg/ml and 132.6 (93.3–190.1) pg/ml, respectively; as for adhesion molecules, the median values (IQR) of intercellular cell adhesion molecule‐1 (ICAM‐1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule‐1 (VCAM‐1) were 88.5 (51.8–140.3) ng/ml and 567.1 (452.2–793.7) ng/ml, accordingly (Table 1). Here, TNF is linked to androgen insensitivity syndrome.