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Hakim A, Gallucci L, Sperber C, Rezny-Kasprzak B, Jäger E, Meinel T, Seiffge D, Goeldlin M, Westphalen F, Fischer U, Wiest R, Arnold M, Umarova R. The analysis of association between single features of small vessel disease and stroke outcome shows the independent impact of the number of microbleeds and presence of lacunes. Sci Rep 2024; 14:3402. [PMID: 38336856 PMCID: PMC10858245 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53500-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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The impact of small vessel disease (SVD) on stroke outcome was investigated either separately for its single features in isolation or for SVD sum score measuring a qualitative (binary) assessment of SVD-lesions. We aimed to investigate which SVD feature independently impacts the most on stroke outcome and to compare the continuous versus binary SVD assessment that reflects pronouncement and presence correspondingly. Patients with a first-ever anterior circulation ischemic stroke were retrospectively investigated. We performed an ordered logistic regression analysis to predict stroke outcome (mRS 3 months, 0-6) using age, stroke severity, and pre-stroke disability as baseline input variables and adding SVD-features (lacunes, microbleeds, enlarged perivascular spaces, white matter hyperintensities) assessed either continuously (model 1) or binary (model 2). The data of 873 patients (age 67.9 ± 15.4, NIHSS 24 h 4.1 ± 4.8) was analyzed. In model 1 with continuous SVD-features, the number of microbleeds was the only independent predictor of stroke outcome in addition to clinical parameters (OR 1.21; 95% CI 1.07-1.37). In model 2 with the binary SVD assessment, only the presence of lacunes independently improved the prediction of stroke outcome (OR 1.48, 1.1-1.99). In a post hoc analysis, both the continuous number of microbleeds and the presence of lacunes were independent significant predictors. Thus, the number of microbleeds evaluated continuously and the presence of lacunes are associated with stroke outcome independent from age, stroke severity, pre-stroke disability and other SVD-features. Whereas the presence of lacunes is adequately represented in SVD sum score, the microbleeds assessment might require another cutoff and/or gradual scoring, when prediction of stroke outcome is needed.
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- Arsany Hakim
- University Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- University Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- University Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- University Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, 3010, Bern, Switzerland.
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Liu D, Cai X, Yang Y, Wang S, Mei L, Jing J, Li S, Wang M, Chen Y, Meng X, Wei T, Wang Y, Wang Y, Pan Y. Association between Life's Essential 8 and Cerebral Small Vessel Disease. Stroke Vasc Neurol 2023:svn-2023-002628. [PMID: 37989483 DOI: 10.1136/svn-2023-002628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Given that associations of Life's Essential 8 (LE8) and cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) or its imaging markers were unclear, we examined relationship between them. METHODS The cross-sectional study included community residents from the PolyvasculaR Evaluation for Cognitive Impairment and vaScular Events study. We calculated the total LE8 score, medical LE8 score and behavioural score, and categorised them into low (<60), moderate (60-79) or high (≥80) group. MRI markers included lacunes, white matter hyperintensities (WMH), enlarged perivascular spaces in basal ganglia (BG-EPVS) and cerebral microbleeds (CMB). In respect of, total CSVD score (0-4 points), WMH, lacunes or CMB were categorised as two grades, and BG-EPVS (N>10) was allocated one point. Based on modified total CSVD score (0-6 points), WMH or CMB was modified to three grades, and BG-EPVS (N>20) was allocated one point. RESULTS Among 3061 participants in this study, 1424 (46.5%) were male. Higher LE8 score was associated with lower total CSVD score (moderate vs low: cOR 0.78, 95% CI 0.63 to 0.96; high vs low: cOR 0.44, 95% CI 0.33 to 0.59), and the medical score was inversely related to the total CSVD score. Furthermore, the medical score was inversely related to odds of WMH (p<0.05), modified WMH (p<0.05), lacunes (p<0.05) or BG-EPVS (p<0.05), and the behavioural score were inversely related to the odds of lacunes and BG-EPVS. CONCLUSIONS Higher LE8 score which indicates better cardiovascular status was associated with lower burden of CSVD and its MRI markers. Longitudinal studies are needed to examine the causality.
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- Dandan Liu
- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Trial, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
- Lishui Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
- Cerebrovascular Research Lab, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
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- Cerebrovascular Research Lab, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Cerebrovascular Research Lab, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China
- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China
- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine for Cerebrovascular Disease, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, China
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Younger DS. Motor sequela of adult and pediatric stroke: Imminent losses and ultimate gains. Handb Clin Neurol 2023; 196:305-346. [PMID: 37620077 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-98817-9.00025-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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Stroke is the leading cause of neurological disability in the United States and worldwide. Remarkable advances have been made over the past 20 years in acute vascular treatments to reduce infarct size and improve neurological outcome. Substantially less progress has been made in the understanding and clinical approaches to neurological recovery after stroke. This chapter reviews the epidemiology, bedside examination, localization approaches, and classification of stroke, with an emphasis on motor stroke presentations and management, and promising research approaches to enhancing motor aspects of stroke recovery.
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- David S Younger
- Department of Clinical Medicine and Neuroscience, CUNY School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States; Department of Medicine, Section of Internal Medicine and Neurology, White Plains Hospital, White Plains, NY, United States.
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Uemura M, Hatano Y, Nozaki H, Ando S, Kondo H, Hanazono A, Iwanaga A, Murota H, Osakada Y, Osaki M, Kanazawa M, Kanai M, Shibata Y, Saika R, Miyatake T, Aizawa H, Ikeuchi T, Tomimoto H, Mizuta I, Mizuno T, Ishihara T, Onodera O. High frequency of HTRA1 AND ABCC6 mutations in Japanese patients with adult-onset cerebral small vessel disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2023; 94:74-81. [PMID: 36261288 PMCID: PMC9763231 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2022-329917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to clarify the frequency and clinical features of monogenic cerebral small vessel disease (mgCSVD) among patients with adult-onset severe CSVD in Japan. METHODS This study included patients with adult-onset severe CSVD with an age of onset ≤55 years (group 1) or >55 years and with a positive family history (group 2). After conducting conventional genetic tests for NOTCH3 and HTRA1, whole-exome sequencing was performed on undiagnosed patients. Patients were divided into two groups according to the results of the genetic tests: monogenic and undetermined. The clinical and imaging features were compared between the two groups. RESULTS Group 1 and group 2 included 75 and 31 patients, respectively. In total, 30 patients had NOTCH3 mutations, 11 patients had HTRA1 mutations, 6 patients had ABCC6 mutations, 1 patient had a TREX1 mutation, 1 patient had a COL4A1 mutation and 1 patient had a COL4A2 mutation. The total frequency of mutations in NOTCH3, HTRA1 and ABCC6 was 94.0% in patients with mgCSVD. In group 1, the frequency of a family history of first relatives, hypertension and multiple lacunar infarctions (LIs) differed significantly between the two groups (monogenic vs undetermined; family history of first relatives, 61.0% vs 25.0%, p=0.0015; hypertension, 34.1% vs 63.9%, p=0.0092; multiple LIs, 87.8% vs 63.9%, p=0.0134). CONCLUSIONS More than 90% of mgCSVDs were diagnosed by screening for NOTCH3, HTRA1 and ABCC6. The target sequences for these three genes may efficiently diagnose mgCSVD in Japanese patients.
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- Masahiro Uemura
- Department of Neurology, Clinical Neuroscience Branch, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Clinical Neuroscience Branch, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Medical Technology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Clinical Neuroscience Branch, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Anjo Kosei Hospital, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepato-biliary-pancreatology and Neurology, Akita University, Akita, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Cerebrovascular Medicine, Steel Memorial Yawata Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Clinical Neuroscience Branch, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization Takasaki General Medical Center, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Japanese Red Cross Osaka Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Japanese Red Cross Osaka Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Neurology, Tokyo National Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Clinical Neuroscience Branch, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Clinical Neuroscience Branch, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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Marutani N, Akamine S, Kanayama D, Gotoh S, Yanagida K, Maruyama R, Mori K, Miyamoto T, Adachi H, Sakagami Y, Yoshiyama K, Hotta M, Nagase A, Kozawa J, Maeda N, Otsuki M, Matsuoka T, Iwahashi H, Shimomura I, Murayama N, Watanabe H, Ikeda M, Mizuta I, Kudo T. Plasma NfL is associated with mild cognitive decline in patients with diabetes. Psychogeriatrics 2022; 22:353-359. [PMID: 35279914 DOI: 10.1111/psyg.12819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with diabetes are at a higher risk for cognitive decline. Thus, biomarkers that can provide early and simple detection of cognitive decline are required. Neurofilament light chain (NfL) is a cytoskeletal protein that constitutes neural axons. Plasma NfL levels are elevated when neurodegeneration occurs. Here, we investigated whether plasma NfL levels were associated with cognitive decline in patients with type 2 diabetes. METHOD This study included 183 patients with type 2 diabetes who visited Osaka University Hospital. All participants were tested for cognitive function using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test (RBMT). NfL levels were analysed in the plasma and the relationship between NfL and cognitive function was examined. RESULTS Lower RBMT-standardized profile scores (SPS) or MMSE scores correlated with higher plasma NfL levels (one-way analysis of variance: MMSE, P = 0.0237; RBMT-SPS, P = 0.0001). Furthermore, plasma NfL levels (β = -0.34, P = 0.0005) and age (β = -0.19, P = 0.016) were significantly associated with the RBMT score after multivariable regression adjustment. CONCLUSIONS Plasma NfL levels were correlated with mild cognitive decline which is detected by the RBMT but not the MMSE in patients with type 2 diabetes. This suggests that plasma NfL levels may provide a valuable clinical tool for identifying mild cognitive decline in patients with diabetes.
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- Noriko Marutani
- Health and Counseling Center, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Health and Counseling Center, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Health and Counseling Center, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Psychiatry, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Health and Counseling Center, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Health and Counseling Center, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Psychiatry, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Health and Counseling Center, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Psychiatry, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Diabetes Care Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Metabolism and Atherosclerosis, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Diabetes Care Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Internal Medicine, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Research Institute, Suntory Global Innovation Center Limited, Suntory World Research Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Institute, Suntory Global Innovation Center Limited, Suntory World Research Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Health and Counseling Center, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Psychiatry, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Health and Counseling Center, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Psychiatry, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Arsava EM, Yilmaz E, Topcuoglu MA. Incidental DWI Lesions in Patients with Recent Small Subcortical Infarctions. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2022; 31:106304. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2022.106304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Norrving B. Lacunar Syndromes, Lacunar Infarcts, and Cerebral Small-Vessel Disease. Stroke 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-69424-7.00027-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Fang F, Cao R, Luo Q, Ge R, Lai M, Yang J, Ma M, Kang M, Zhang L, Wang Y, Peng Y. The silent occurrence of cerebral small vessel disease in nonelderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Diabetes 2021; 13:735-743. [PMID: 33559402 DOI: 10.1111/1753-0407.13164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) increases in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), exacerbating cognitive decline. However, the prevalence and the severity of SVD in dementia-free nonelderly T2DM patients were largely unknown. Our primary aim is to investigate SVD in such patients, with a specific focus on the correlation between SVD and diabetic peripheral sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DSP). METHODS We recruited 180 young and middle-aged subjects without cognitive impairment (106 with T2DM, 74 controls). Signs of cerebral SVD on magnetic resonance image were investigated, and the overall SVD burden was evaluated by a combined score. Patients with T2DM underwent further detailed DSP assessment. Regression models were used to investigate the association of SVD with the presence of T2DM, and the associations of the prevalence and severity of SVD and DSP were also explored in patients with T2DM. RESULTS The prevalence of microbleeds and overall burden of SVD were significantly higher in T2DM patients than in the controls. Further, the presence of DSP related to an increased risk of SVD after adjustment in diabetic group. Moreover, Toronto Clinical Scoring System values were positively associated with the increased SVD scores, and bilateral sural sensory nerve conduction velocities were negatively associated with increasingly severity of SVD scores. CONCLUSION The current findings extended the increasing prevalence of SVD to dementia-free nonelderly patients with T2DM, suggesting that the time for cognitive screening and prevention might be moved forward in T2DM patients, especially for those with DSP.
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- Fang Fang
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, National Clinical Research Center for Eye Disease, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Clinical Research Center, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Yatawara C, Guevarra A, Ng KP, Chander R, Kandiah N. Interactions Between Acute Infarcts and Cerebrovascular Pathology Predict Poststroke Dementia. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 2020; 34:206-11. [PMID: 32483018 DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic cerebrovascular pathology accelerates the incidence of poststroke dementia (PSD). Whether the risk of PSD varies according to different types of chronic cerebrovascular pathology remains unclear. OBJECTIVES We investigated whether PSD is associated with a unique pattern of interactions between chronic cerebrovascular pathologies and acute stroke lesions. MATERIALS AND METHOD In this case-control study of acute mild stroke patients (n=185), cases included patients who developed PSD at a 6-month poststroke follow-up, and controls included patients who remained nondemented at 6 months, matched on prestroke cognitive status. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed at initial stroke presentation; neuropsychological assessments were performed 6 months after the stroke. RESULTS White matter hyperintensities (WMH), chronic lacunes, microbleeds, and acute infarcts were not associated with PSD after controlling for demographics, cardiovascular risk, and global cortical atrophy. The risk of PSD was largest for patients with acute large subcortical infarcts (>15 mm) and concomitant periventricular WMH compared with patients with large subcortical infarcts and punctate/absent periventricular WMH [odds ratio (OR)=5.85, 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.85-40.04]. A moderate risk of PSD was observed for patients with acute multiple small infarcts (3 to 15 mm) and concomitant lacunes (OR=2.48, 95% CI=0.94-6.51) or concomitant lobar microbleeds (OR=2.20, 95% CI=0.89-5.41), compared with patients with acute multiple small infarcts and absent lacunes or microbleeds. Single small infarcts did not interact with cerebrovascular pathology to affect PSD. CONCLUSIONS The risk of PSD varies depending on the presence of chronic cerebrovascular pathologies and type of acute infarcts. Clinical implications support a precision medicine approach for stratifying those at highest risk of PSD.
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Gyanwali B, Cai CXT, Chen C, Vrooman H, Tan CS, Hilal S. The Effects of Mean of Visit-to-Visit Blood Pressure on Incident Brain Vascular Lesions and Functional-Cognitive Decline. J Alzheimers Dis 2021; 82:561-573. [PMID: 34057087 DOI: 10.3233/jad-210188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cerebrovascular disease (CeVD) is an underlying cause of cognitive impairment and dementia. Hypertension is a known risk factor of CeVD, but the effects of mean of visit-to-visit blood pressure (BP) on incident CeVD and functional-cognitive decline remains unclear. OBJECTIVE To determine the association between mean of visit-to-visit BP with the incidence and progression of CeVD [white matter hyperintensities (WMH), infarcts (cortical infarcts and lacunes), cerebral microbleeds (CMBs), intracranial stenosis, and hippocampal volume] as well as functional-cognitive decline over 2 years of follow-up. METHODS 373 patients from a memory-clinic underwent BP measurements at baseline, year 1, and year 2. The mean of visit-to-visit systolic BP, diastolic BP, pulse pressure, and mean arterial pressure were calculated. Baseline and year 2 MRI scans were graded for WMH, infarcts, CMBs, intracranial stenosis, and hippocampal volume. Functional-cognitive decline was assessed using locally validated protocol. Logistic and linear regression models with odds ratios, mean difference, and 95%confidence interval were constructed to analyze associations of visit-to-visit BP on CeVD incidence and progression as well as functional-cognitive decline. RESULTS Higher mean of visit-to-visit diastolic BP was associated with WMH progression. Higher tertiles of diastolic BP was associated with WMH progression and incident CMBs. There was no association between mean of visit-to-visit BP measures with incident cerebral infarcts, intracranial stenosis, change in hippocampal volume, and functional-cognitive decline. CONCLUSION These findings suggest the possibility of hypertension-related vascular brain damage. Careful monitoring and management of BP in elderly patients is essential to reduce the incidence and progression of CeVD.
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- Bibek Gyanwali
- Department of Biochemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore.,Memory Aging and Cognition Centre, National University Health System, Singapore
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore
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- Memory Aging and Cognition Centre, National University Health System, Singapore.,Department of Pharmacology, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Departments of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore
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- Memory Aging and Cognition Centre, National University Health System, Singapore.,Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore.,Department of Pharmacology, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Huo Y, Huang S, Li R, Gong X, Zhang W, Zhang R, Qin X. Elevated hemoglobin is independently associated with enlarged perivascular spaces in the central semiovale. Sci Rep 2021; 11:2820. [PMID: 33531576 PMCID: PMC7854720 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-82327-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Enlarged perivascular spaces (EPVS) are widely considered as a feature of cerebral small vessel diseases (SVD), but its underlying pathology is still under active investigation. The aim of this study was to explore the association between hemoglobin level and the severity of EPVS. Consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke who underwent baseline MRI scan and hemoglobin testing were evaluated. EPVS in basal ganglia (BG) and central semiovale (CS) were rated with a validated 4-point semiquantitative scale (0 = none; 1 = 1–10; 2 = 11–20; 3 = 21–40; and 4 ≥ 40). Bivariate logistic regression models were used to identify the associations of hemoglobin with predefined high-degree (score > 1) CS-EPVS and BG-EPVS. Multinomial logistic regression models were used to analyze the associations between hemoglobin and CS-/BG-EPVS predominance patterns. A total of 401 patients were included in the final analysis, 94 patients (23.4%) had a high degree of CS-EPVS and 45 patients (11.2%) had a high degree of BG-EPVS. Compared with tertile 1 of hemoglobin, tertile 3 of hemoglobin was independently associated with high degree of CS-EPVS after adjusting for other features of SVD (odds ratio [OR] 2.399, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.315–4.379, P = 0.004) and potential confounding factors (OR 2.611, 95% CI 1.346–5.066, P = 0.005). In multinomial logistic regression models, compared with tertile 1 of hemoglobin, tertile 2 (OR 2.463, 95% CI 1.195–5.075, P = 0.015) and tertile 3 (OR 2.625, 95% CI 1.102–6.251, P = 0.029) of hemoglobin were associated with higher odds of BG-EPVS = CS-EPVS pattern, and tertile 3 of hemoglobin (OR 2.576, 95% CI 1.004–6.608, P = 0.049) was associated with higher odds of BG-EPVS < CS-EPVS pattern. Elevated hemoglobin level was independently associated with high degree of CS-EPVS and higher odds of CS-EPVS predominance pattern, but not with BG-EPVS, which support that the topography of EPVS is characteristic. However, the pathogenesis linking hemoglobin and CS-EPVS is unclear and still needs further investigation.
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- Yingchao Huo
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230001, Anhui, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People's Republic of China.,Department of Neurology, Panzhihua Municipal Central Hospital, Panzhihua, 617000, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People's Republic of China.
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Tsoi LK, Mok CC, Man BL, Fu YP. Imaging Pattern and Outcome of Stroke in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case-control Study. J Rheumatol 2020; 48:533-540. [DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.200664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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ObjectiveTo evaluate the outcome of stroke in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).MethodsPatients who fulfilled ≥ 4 American College of Rheumatology criteria for SLE and had a history of stroke from 1997 to 2017 were identified. The functional outcome of stroke [assessed by the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 90 days], mortality, stroke complications, and recurrence were retrospectively studied and compared with matched non-SLE patients with stroke.ResultsForty SLE patients and 120 non-SLE patients with stroke (age at stroke 44.7 ± 13.7 yrs, 87.5% women) were studied. Ischemic type of stroke (90% vs 63%, P = 0.001) and extensive infarction (69.4% vs 18.7%, P < 0.001) were more common in SLE than non-SLE patients. Border zone infarct and multiple infarcts on imaging were significantly more prevalent in SLE patients. Patients with SLE were more functionally dependent than controls at 90 days poststroke. Logistic regression showed that SLE was significantly associated with a poor stroke functional outcome independent of age, sex, past stroke, atherosclerotic risk factors, and the severity of stroke (OR 5.4, 95% CI 1.1–26.0, P = 0.035). Stroke mortality at 30 days was nonsignificantly higher in SLE than non-SLE patients, but all-cause mortality (37.5% compared to 8.3%, P < 0.001), recurrence of stroke (30% compared to 9.2%, P = 0.002), and poststroke seizure (22.5% compared to 3.3%, P = 0.001) were significantly more common in SLE patients after an observation of 8.4 ± 6.1 years. SLE was independently associated with all-cause mortality and stroke recurrence over time.ConclusionsStroke in patients with SLE is associated with a poorer outcome than matched controls in terms of functional recovery, recurrence, and mortality.
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Li P, Wang Y, Jiang Y, Zhang K, Yang Q, Yuan Z, Zhu Z, Tang W, Fan M, Ye W, Dong Q, Jin L, Ding D, Cui M, Chen X. Cerebral small vessel disease is associated with gait disturbance among community-dwelling elderly individuals: the Taizhou imaging study. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:2814-2824. [PMID: 32045885 PMCID: PMC7041732 DOI: 10.18632/aging.102779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Gait disturbance is considered to be a significant clinical manifestation of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD). We aimed to investigate the association between different imaging markers of CSVD or total CSVD burden and gait disturbance in a community-dwelling population. In the cross-sectional Taizhou Imaging Study (TIS), 314 participants free of neurological disorders underwent MRI scanning and gait assessment with quantitative wearable devices as well as clinical rating scales. In linear regression, after adjustment for demographics and vascular risks, total CSVD burden was associated with prolonged 3-m walking (β=0.118, P=0.035), shorter stride length (β=-0.106, P=0.042), and poorer Timed-Up-and-Go (TUG) performance (β=0.146, P=0.009). Lacunes were positively associated with 3-m walking (β=0.118, P=0.037) and duration of TUG test (β=0.112, P=0.047). White matter hyperintensities and cerebral microbleeds were associated with prolonged stride time (β=0.134, P=0.024) and increased stance phase time percentage (β=0.115, P=0.038), respectively. Logistic regression revealed that participants with high CSVD burden or more lacunes were more likely to have an impaired gait velocity and an impaired TUG test. These results suggest that total CSVD burden and CSVD imaging markers are associated with gait disturbance among community-dwelling elderly people. Different CSVD imaging markers may cause gait disturbance through different pathways.
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- Peixi Li
- Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
- Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
- Fudan University Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Taizhou 225312, Jiangsu, China
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- Fudan University Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Taizhou 225312, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Fudan University Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Taizhou 225312, Jiangsu, China
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- Fudan University Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Taizhou 225312, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Taixing Disease Control and Prevention Center, Taizhou 225400, Jiangsu, China
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- Fudan University Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Taizhou 225312, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 17177, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
- Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
- Fudan University Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Taizhou 225312, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
- Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
- Fudan University Taizhou Institute of Health Sciences, Taizhou 225312, Jiangsu, China
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Lacunar stroke occupies a special place among the various subtypes of ischemic stroke, accounting for about 25% in its structure and pathogenetically most often associated with cerebral microangiopathy caused by arterial hypertension (AH) and stenotic tandem atherosclerosis (AS) of cerebral arteries. Small deep (lacunar) infarction (SDI) of the brain is its structural basis. In recent years, understanding of its heterogeneous pathogenesis, clinical and practical significance was significantly expanded in connection with the widespread introduction into practice of highly informative neuroimaging methods (first of all, the newest MRI methods), which make it possible to identify SDI of the brain at various stages of their development, including in the acute period of lacunar stroke. This review covers in the historical aspect the issues of morphology, pathogenesis, clinical and neuroimaging dynamics of hypertensive and atherosclerotic SDI, including the criteria for their differential diagnosis. Particular attention is paid to the problems of asymptomatic ('silent') SDI, which, according to recent research, along with the diffuse pathology of the cerebral white matter, make a large contribution to the development of cognitive impairment up to the development of vascular dementia, and also are predictors of severe hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke in patients with AH and AS.
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Huo YC, Li Q, Zhang WY, Zou N, Li R, Huang SY, Wang HQ, Song KY, Zhang RR, Qin XY. Total Small Vessel Disease Burden Predicts Functional Outcome in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke. Front Neurol 2019; 10:808. [PMID: 31447754 PMCID: PMC6691043 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background: Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) is generally considered as a cause of stroke, disability, gait disturbances, vascular cognitive impairment, and dementia. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the total SVD burden can be used to predict functional outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Methods: From April 2017 to January 2018, consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke who underwent baseline MRI scan were evaluated. The functional outcome was assessed using the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 90 days and defined as i) excellent outcome (mRS ≤ 1) and ii) good outcome (mRS ≤ 2). Brain MRI was performed and assessed for lacunes, white matter hyperintensities (WMH), and enlarged perivascular spaces (EPVS). The total SVD burden was calculated based on lacunes, WMH, and EPVS and then summed up to generate an ordinal “total SVD burden” (range 0–3). Bivariate logistic regression models were used to identify the association between SVD and functional outcome. Results: A total of 416 patients were included in the final analysis; 44.0, 33.4, 19.2, and 3.4% of the patients had 0, 1, 2, and 3 features of SVD, respectively. In regard to individual SVD feature, lacunes (OR: 0.48, 95% CI: 0.32–0.71; OR: 0.49, 95% CI: 0.31–0.77) and WMH (OR: 0.53, 95% CI: 0.34–0.82; OR: 0.53, 95% CI: 0.33–0.85) were negatively associated with excellent outcome and good outcome. As to the total burden of SVD, three SVD features had strongest negative associations with functional outcomes (excellent outcome, OR: 0.13, 95% CI: 0.03–0.48; good outcome, OR: 0.18, 95% CI: 0.06–0.54). After adjustment for potential confounders, a high SVD burden (3 features, OR: 0.07, 95% CI: 0.01–0.41) and the score of total SVD burden (OR: 0.64, 95% CI: 0.44–0.93) remained negatively associated with excellent outcome. Conclusion: Total SVD burden negatively associated with functional outcome at 3 months in patients with acute ischemic stroke and is superior to individual SVD feature in prediction of functional outcome. MRI-based assessment of total SVD burden is highly valuable in clinical management of stroke victims and could help guide the allocation of resources to improve outcome.
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- Ying-Chao Huo
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Gyanwali B, Shaik MA, Tan BY, Venketasubramanian N, Chen C, Hilal S. Risk Factors for and Clinical Relevance of Incident and Progression of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Markers in an Asian Memory Clinic Population. J Alzheimers Dis 2019; 67:1209-1219. [DOI: 10.3233/jad-180911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Bibek Gyanwali
- Memory Aging & Cognition Centre, National University Health System, Singapore
- Department of Pharmacology, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Memory Aging & Cognition Centre, National University Health System, Singapore
- Ageing Research Institute for Society and Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Memory Aging & Cognition Centre, National University Health System, Singapore
- Department of Pharmacology, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Memory Aging & Cognition Centre, National University Health System, Singapore
- Department of Pharmacology, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Departments of Epidemiology and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Cardona Portela P, Escrig Avellaneda A. [Small vessel cerebrovascular disease]. Hipertens Riesgo Vasc 2018; 35:185-194. [PMID: 29753656 DOI: 10.1016/j.hipert.2018.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Revised: 03/25/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Small vessel vascular disease is a spectrum of different conditions that includes lacunar infarction, alteration of deep white matter, or microbleeds. Hypertension is the main risk factor, although the atherothrombotic lesion may be present, particularly in large-sized lacunar infarctions along with other vascular risk factors. MRI findings are characteristic and the lesions authentic biomarkers that allow differentiating the value of risk factors and defining their prognostic value.
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- P Cardona Portela
- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, España.
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- Servicio de Neurología, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Deu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, España
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Liang Y, Chen YK, Deng M, Mok VCT, Wang DF, Ungvari GS, Chu CWW, Kamiya A, Tang WK. Association of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Burden and Health-Related Quality of Life after Acute Ischemic Stroke. Front Aging Neurosci 2017; 9:372. [PMID: 29180960 PMCID: PMC5693845 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Objective: Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) is associated with increased mortality, disability and cognitive decline, depression in stroke survivors. This study examined the association between SVD burden, defined by a combination of SVD markers, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in acute ischemic stroke. Methods: Patients admitted with acute ischemic stroke of any etiology were prospectively screened between January 2010 to December 2014 and enrolled in the study if they met study entry criteria. HRQoL was evaluated with the 12-item Stroke Specific Quality of Life (SSQoL) at 3 months after the onset of acute ischemic stroke. SVD was ascertained by the presence of any of the SVD markers including lacune, white matter hyperintensities (WMH), cerebral microbleeds (CMB) and enlarged perivascular spaces (EPVS) in the basal ganglia or their combinations on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The presence of each individual marker scored 1 point and was summed up to generate an ordinal "SVD score" (0-4) capturing total SVD burden. Linear regression was used to determine the associations between SVD burden and HRQoL. Results: Of the743 acute ischemic stroke patients that formed he study sample (mean age: 66.3 ± 10.6 years; 41.7% women), 49.3%, 22.5%, 16.0%, 9.2% and 3.1% had SVD scores of 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively. After adjusting for demographic, clinical and imaging variables, the SVD score was independently associated with lower overall score of SSQoL (B = -1.39, SE = 0.56, p = 0.01), and its domains of mobility (B = -0.41, SE = 0.10, p < 0.001) and vision (B = -0.12, SE = 0.06, p = 0.03). Acute infract volume (B = -1.44, SE = 0.54, p = 0.01), functional independence (B = 5.69, SE = 0.34, p < 0.001) and anxious (B = -1.13, SE = 0.23, p < 0.001) and depressive symptoms (B = -3.41, SE = 0.22, p < 0.001) were also the significant predictors of the overall score of SSQoL. Conclusion: The brain's SVD burden predicts lower HRQoL, predominantly in domains of mobility and vision at 3 months after acute ischemic stroke. The evaluation of SVD burden could facilitate developing individual treatment strategies.
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- Yan Liang
- Department of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Neurology, Dongguan People's Hospital, Dongguan, China
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- Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Australia/Marian Centre, University of Notre Dame, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Sagamihara Minami Hospital, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China
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Rutten-Jacobs LCA, Markus HS. Vascular Risk Factor Profiles Differ Between Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Defined Subtypes of Younger-Onset Lacunar Stroke. Stroke 2017; 48:2405-2411. [PMID: 28765289 PMCID: PMC5571884 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.117.017813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2017] [Revised: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Differing associations of vascular risk factors with lacunar infarct have been reported, which is likely because of diagnostic differences and possible heterogeneity in the pathogenesis underlying lacunar infarction. In a large magnetic resonance imaging-verified cohort of lacunar infarct patients, we investigated the risk factor profile of lacunar infarction and magnetic resonance imaging characteristics. METHODS One thousand twenty-three patients with lacunar infarction (mean age, 56.7; SD, 8.5) were recruited from 72 stroke centers throughout the United Kingdom as part of the UK Young Lacunar Stroke DNA Study. Risk factor profiles were compared with 1961 stroke-free population controls with similar age. Furthermore, we tested risk factor profiles of lacunar stroke patients for association with the presence of multiple lacunar infarcts, white matter hyperintensities (WMH), and location of the acute lacunar infarct. RESULTS Hypertension (odds ratio [OR], 2.21; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.85-2.64), diabetes mellitus (OR, 2.10; 95% CI, 1.61-2.73), hyperlipidemia (OR, 1.74; 95% CI, 1.46-2.07), and smoking (OR, 1.65; 95% CI, 1.39-1.96) were independently associated in lacunar infarct patients compared with healthy controls. Patients with multiple lacunar infarcts were more likely to be men (OR, 2.53; 95% CI, 1.81-3.53) and have hypertension (OR, 1.54; 95% CI, 1.12-2.04) compared with patients with a single lacunar infarct, independent of other vascular risk factors. The presence of moderate-to-severe WMH versus no or mild WMH was independently associated with increased age (OR, 1.54; 95% CI, 1.12-2.04), hypertension (OR, 2.06; 95% CI, 1.44-2.95), and impaired renal function (OR, 0.90; 95% CI, 0.82-0.98). CONCLUSIONS In this magnetic resonance imaging-verified lacunar stroke population, we identified a distinct risk factor profile in the group as a whole. However, there were differing risk factor profiles according to the presence of multiple lacunar infarcts and confluent WMH. The association of hypertension, smoking, and renal impairment with the presence of multiple lacunar infarcts and confluent WMH might reflect a diffuse small vessel arteriopathy.
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- Loes C A Rutten-Jacobs
- From the Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Stroke Research Group, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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- From the Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Stroke Research Group, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Background Multiple acute cerebral infarcts in different arterial territories may be caused by several emboli concurrently or successively. Aim and/or hypothesis We hypothesized that the time from stroke onset to magnetic resonance imaging may shed light on underlying mechanisms of multiple acute cerebral infarcts. Methods This is a prospective observational cohort study involving 2697 ischemic stroke patients conducted at Haukeland University Hospital between February 2006 and October 2013. Only patients with diffusion-weighted imaging lesions in more than one arterial territory (left or right anterior circulation or posterior circulation) were included. The time from stroke onset to magnetic resonance imaging was registered and correlated with the etiology of multiple acute cerebral infarcts in each patient. Results We reviewed 2697 consecutive patients and 2220 (82%) underwent magnetic resonance imaging. Among these 2125 (96%) had diffusion-weighted imaging lesions. We found 187 multiple acute cerebral infarct patients who were then included in the study. There was positive correlation (0.20; p < .001) between time to magnetic resonance imaging and frequency of multiple acute cerebral infarcts caused by internal carotid stenosis. There was no correlation (−.02) between time to magnetic resonance imaging and frequency of multiple acute cerebral infarcts caused by cardiogenic embolism. Conclusions Multiple acute cerebral infarcts associated with cardiogenic embolism seem to happen concurrently as a shower of emboli whereas multiple acute cerebral infarcts associated with internal carotid artery stenosis seem to occur successively separated by hours or days.
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- Vojtech Novotny
- Centre for Neurovascular Diseases, Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Centre for Neurovascular Diseases, Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Nasjonalforeningen for folkehelsen, Oslo, Norway
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- Centre for Neurovascular Diseases, Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Centre for Neurovascular Diseases, Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Biological and Medical Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Centre for Neurovascular Diseases, Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Centre for Age-related Medicine, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
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Lee K, Jung K, Park C, Kim J, Lee S, Chu K, Kim M, Lee SK, Roh J. Increased arterial pulsatility and progression of single subcortical infarction. Eur Radiol 2017; 27:899-906. [DOI: 10.1007/s00330-016-4486-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2016] [Revised: 06/13/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Yamamoto Y, Nagakane Y, Tomii Y, Akiguchi I. High Morning and Bedtime Home Blood Pressures Strongly Predict for Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2016; 25:1856-63. [PMID: 27156901 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Revised: 03/22/2016] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hypertension may be the most modifiable risk factor for post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI). We investigated how home blood pressure (HBP) can predict PSCI as well as stroke recurrence. METHODS We studied 249 consecutive patients with noncardioembolic minor ischemic stroke including single lacunar infarct (sLI), multiple lacunae (mLI), and atherothrombotic infarction, which were tracked at our outpatient clinic. HBP was measured in the early morning (m-HBP) and just before going to bed (b-HBP). HBP categories based on systolic blood pressure were created as follows: HB1, both m-HBP and b-HBP less than 135 (mmHg); HB2, m-HBP less than or equal to135 and b-HBP less than 135; HB3, m-HBP less than 135 and b-HBP less than or equal to 135; HB4, both m-HBP and b-HBP less than or equal to 135. After 4.1 years of tracking, the patients were divided into 4 groups: Group 1, good outcome (n = 188); Group 2, the development of silent infarcts (n = 16); Group 3, the development of PSCI (n = 33); and Group 4, stroke recurrence (n = 15). RESULTS HB2 and HB4 (versus HB1) (hazard ratio [HR]: 6.5, P = .0068 and HR: 9.5, P = .0008, respectively) and mLI (versus sLI) (HR: 4.0, P = .021) were independently associated with Group 2. HB3 and HB4 (HR: 4.2, P = .037; HR: 5.4, P < .0001) and mLI (HR: 6.4, P < .0001) were significantly associated with Group 3. HB4 (HR: 8.1, P = .0002) and mLI (HR: 10.2, P = .0003) were significantly associated with Group 4. Clinic blood pressure (BP) was not significantly associated with any adverse groups. CONCLUSIONS High HBP and mLI were strongly associated with PSCI as well as stroke recurrence. BP should be monitored based on HBP, especially bedtime HBP, for the prevention of PSCI.
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Norrving B. Lacunar Syndromes, Lacunar Infarcts, and Cerebral Small-vessel Disease. Stroke 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-29544-4.00027-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Lacunar infarcts/lacunes, white matter hyperintensities (WMH), and cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) are considered various manifestations of cerebral small vessel disease (SVD). Since the exact mechanisms of these manifestations differ, their associated risk factors differ. High blood pressure is the most consistent risk factor for all of these manifestations. However, a "J curve" phenomenon in terms of blood pressure probably exists for WMH. The association between cholesterol levels and lacunar infarcts/lacunes or WMH was less consistent and sometimes conflicting; a low cholesterol level probably increases the risk of CMBs. Homocysteinemia appears to be associated with WMH. It is noteworthy that the risk factors profile may also differ between different lacunar patterns and CMBs located at different parts of the brain. Thrombolysis, antihypertensives, and statins are used to treat patients with symptomatic lacunar infarction, just as in those with other stroke subtypes. However, it should be remembered that bleeding risks increase in patients with extensive WMH and CMBs after thrombolysis therapy. According to the Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes trial results, a blood pressure reduction to <130 mmHg is recommended in patients with symptomatic lacunar infarction. However, an excessive blood pressure decrease may induce cognitive decline in older patients with extensive WMH. Dual antiplatelet therapy (aspirin plus clopidogrel) should be avoided because of the excessive risk of intracerebral hemorrhage. Although no particular antiplatelet is recommended, drugs such as cilostazol or triflusal may have advantages for patients with SVD since they are associated with less frequent bleeding complications than aspirin.
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- Vincent Mok
- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Stroke Center and Department of Neurology, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with cognitive dysfunction and dementia. Brain imaging may provide important clues about underlying processes. This review focuses on the relationship between T2DM and brain abnormalities assessed with different imaging techniques: both structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), including diffusion tensor imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy, as well as positron emission tomography and single-photon emission computed tomography. Compared to people without diabetes, people with T2DM show slightly more global brain atrophy, which increases gradually over time compared with normal aging. Moreover, vascular lesions are seen more often, particularly lacunar infarcts. The association between T2DM and white matter hyperintensities and microbleeds is less clear. T2DM has been related to diminished cerebral blood flow and cerebrovascular reactivity, particularly in more advanced disease. Diffusion tensor imaging is a promising technique with respect to subtle white matter involvement. Thus, brain imaging studies show that T2DM is associated with both degenerative and vascular brain damage, which develops slowly over the course of many years. The challenge for future studies will be to further unravel the etiology of brain damage in T2DM, and to identify subgroups of patients that will develop distinct progressive brain damage and cognitive decline.
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- Manon Brundel
- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Ledesma Amaya LI, Salvador Cruz J, Rodríguez Agudelo Y, Valencia Flores M, Arauz A. Alteraciones neuropsicológicas asociadas en pacientes con infarto lacunar. Acta Colomb Psicol 2014; 17:43-52. [DOI: 10.14718/acp.2014.17.2.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Existe poca evidencia del deterioro cognoscitivo que defina el perfil del paciente con Infarto Lacunar (IL). El propósito de este estudio fue identificar las alteraciones neuropsicológicas en este tipo de pacientes. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 16 pacientes con IL y 16 participantes sanos con una edad promedio de 63 ± 9.41 y 64.75 ± 9.06 años y una escolaridad de 7.55 ± 4.34 y 7.94 ± 3.51, respectivamente. Se valoró la función cognoscitiva mediante un instrumento de tamizaje y una batería neuropsicológica. El análisis estadístico se llevó a cabo a través de la prueba Kruskal-Wallis y la U de Man-Whitney. Los pacientes con IL se caracterizan por la alteración de dominios como planeación, fluidez verbal, cambio atencional, habilidad visoconstructiva y velocidad de procesamiento de la información (p < 0.050). El IL se relaciona con el deterioro del funcionamiento ejecutivo y de velocidad de procesamiento, debido a la interrupción de circuitos frontocortico-subcorticales asociados con su correcto desempeño.
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Hart RG, Pearce LA, Bakheet MF, Benavente OR, Conwit RA, McClure LA, Talbert RL, Anderson DC. Predictors of stroke recurrence in patients with recent lacunar stroke and response to interventions according to risk status: secondary prevention of small subcortical strokes trial. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2014; 23:618-24. [PMID: 23800503 PMCID: PMC3858405 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2013.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Among participants in the Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes randomized trial, we sought to identify patients with high versus low rates of recurrent ischemic stroke and to assess effects of aggressive blood pressure control and dual antiplatelet therapy according to risk status. METHODS Multivariable analyses of 3020 participants with recent magnetic resonance imaging-defined lacunar strokes followed for a mean of 3.7 years with 243 recurrent ischemic strokes. RESULTS Prior symptomatic lacunar stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) (hazard ratio [HR] 2.2, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.6, 2.9), diabetes (HR 2.0, 95% CI 1.5, 2.5), black race (HR 1.7, 95% CI 1.3, 2.3), and male sex (HR 1.5, 95% CI 1.1, 1.9) were each independently predictive of recurrent ischemic stroke. Recurrent ischemic stroke occurred at a rate of 4.3% per year (95% CI 3.4, 5.5) in patients with prior symptomatic lacunar stroke or TIA (15% of the cohort), 3.1% per year (95% CI 2.6, 3.9) in those with more than 1 of the other 3 risk factors (27% of the cohort), and 1.3% per year (95% CI 1.0, 1.7) in those with 0-1 risk factors (58% of the cohort). There were no significant interactions between treatment effects and stroke risk status. CONCLUSIONS In this large, carefully followed cohort of patients with recent lacunar stroke and aggressive blood pressure management, prior symptomatic lacunar ischemia, diabetes, black race, and male sex independently predicted ischemic stroke recurrence. The effects of blood pressure targets and dual antiplatelet therapy were similar across the spectrum of independent risk factors and recurrence risk.
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- Robert G Hart
- Department of Medicine (Neurology), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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- Department of Neurology, Taiba University, Medina, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Rockville, Maryland
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
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- Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Arboix A, Blanco-Rojas L, Martí-Vilalta JL. Advancements in understanding the mechanisms of symptomatic lacunar ischemic stroke: translation of knowledge to prevention strategies. Expert Rev Neurother 2014; 14:261-76. [PMID: 24490992 DOI: 10.1586/14737175.2014.884926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Symptomatic lacunar ischemic stroke (25% of all brain infarctions) results from occlusion of a single penetrating artery by microatheromas or lipohyalinosis and rarely from an intracranial atheromatous branch disease. Recurrent lacunar stroke may be associated with more severe clinical features and has been involved in producing lacunar state and vascular subcortical dementia. In the first multicenter randomized clinical trial (SPS3) focused on stroke prevention among patients with recent lacunar stroke, the addition of clopidogrel to aspirin not only did not reduced significantly the risk of recurrent stroke, but also increased significantly the likelihood of hemorrhage and fatal outcome. If lacunar stroke is primarily non-atherothromboembolic, secondary prevention aimed at preventing atheroma progression may not be very effective. The efficacy of drugs that improve endothelial function in lacunar stroke patients remains to be studied in the future.
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- Adrià Arboix
- Department of Neurology, Cerebrovascular Division, Hospital Universitari del Sagrat Cor, Universitat de Barcelona, C/Viladomat 288, E-08029 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Blanco-Rojas L, Arboix A, Canovas D, Grau-Olivares M, Oliva Morera JC, Parra O. Cognitive profile in patients with a first-ever lacunar infarct with and without silent lacunes: a comparative study. BMC Neurol 2013; 13:203. [PMID: 24341857 PMCID: PMC3866944 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-13-203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2012] [Accepted: 12/11/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The detection of early neuropsychological abnormalities as precursors of cognitive decline of vascular origin in patients with lacunar stroke is a subject of increasing interest. The objective of this study was to assess whether there were differences in the performance of a battery of neuropsychological tests in first-ever lacunar stroke patients with and without associated silent multiple lacunar infarctions found incidentally on the brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. METHODS A total of 72 consecutive patients with first-ever lacunar infarction were studied 1 month after stroke. All patients underwent a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation, which included the California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT), Phonetic Verbal Fluency Test (PMR), Semantic Verbal Fluency Test (category "animals"), Digit Span Forward and Backward from the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-III), and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). RESULTS A total of 38 patients (52.7%) had silent multiple lacunar infarcts, with corona radiata as the most frequent topography (P < 0.023). White matter hyperintensities (leukoaraiosis) were observed in 81.1% of patients with silent multiple lacunar infarcts and in 50% with a single lacunar infarction (P < 0.007). Patients in both groups showed similar scores in the MMSE, but those with associated silent lacunar infarctions showed a poorer performance in the semantic fluency test (P < 0.008) and in short delayed verbal memory (P < 0.001). In both cases, however, leukoaraiosis was not statistically significant in multivariate linear regression models adjusted by confounding covariates. In these models, multiple silent lacunar infarctions and education were independent predictors of poor performance in the semantic fluency test and in short delayed verbal memory. CONCLUSIONS The presence of silent multiple lacunar infarctions documented on brain MRI scans in patients with first-ever lacunar stroke was associated with mild neuropsychological abnormalities, particularly in the performance of executive functions (semantic fluency) and short delayed verbal memory. According to these findings, in the initial stages of small vessel disease, mild neuropsychological abnormalities appear to be related to lacunes rather than to leukoaraiosis or perivascular hyperintensities of vascular cause.
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- Cerebrovascular Division, Department of Neurology, Capio-Hospital Universitari del Sagrat Cor, Universitat de Barcelona, C/ Viladomat 288, E-08029, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Kim DE, Choi MJ, Kim JT, Chang J, Park MS, Choi KH, Oh DS, Lee SH, Cho KH. Two different clinical entities of small vessel occlusion in TOAST classification. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2013; 115:1686-92. [PMID: 23608726 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Revised: 02/15/2013] [Accepted: 03/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Small deep infarcts might be classified into 2 types: lacunar and branchatheromatous infarcts. However, since their initial description, small deep infarcts were still regarded as the same category of the Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) classification, small vessel occlusion (SVO). We hypothesized that the 2 types of small deep infarcts would be distinct clinical entities. This study was conducted to investigate the clinical characteristics in the 2 groups of patients according to lesion pattern and combined atherosclerotic diseases. METHODS We included patients with small deep infarcts in the subcortical area. The patients were divided into 2 groups: (1) island lesions and (2) linear lesions on coronal diffusion weighted imaging. The status of the relevant artery was categorized as no stenosis, non-significant (<50% of luminal narrowing) and significant (≥ 50% of luminal narrowing). We compared the clinical and imaging characteristics of two lesion types according to various arterial status. RESULTS This study analyzed a total of 248 patients. Independent factors for island lesions on coronal DWI were male, severe leukoaraiosis, microbleeds, abnormal glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C), and abnormal estimated glomerular filtration ratio (eGFR) adjusted by age, sex, and initial National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale. In addition, in patients without significant relevant arterial stenosis, island lesion patterns were more frequently associated with severe periventricular white matter hyperintensity, diabetes mellitus, abnormal eGFR and abnormal HbA1C than linear lesion patterns. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated that SVO of TOAST classifications had different imaging and clinical characteristics according to the lesion patterns of coronal imaging. It suggests that two types of SVO should be regarded as the different categories of stroke classification.
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- Dong-Eun Kim
- Department of Neurology, Cerebrovascular Center, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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Jauch EC, Saver JL, Adams HP, Bruno A, Connors JJB, Demaerschalk BM, Khatri P, McMullan PW, Qureshi AI, Rosenfield K, Scott PA, Summers DR, Wang DZ, Wintermark M, Yonas H. Guidelines for the early management of patients with acute ischemic stroke: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke 2013; 44:870-947. [PMID: 23370205 DOI: 10.1161/str.0b013e318284056a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3186] [Impact Index Per Article: 289.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The authors present an overview of the current evidence and management recommendations for evaluation and treatment of adults with acute ischemic stroke. The intended audiences are prehospital care providers, physicians, allied health professionals, and hospital administrators responsible for the care of acute ischemic stroke patients within the first 48 hours from stroke onset. These guidelines supersede the prior 2007 guidelines and 2009 updates. METHODS Members of the writing committee were appointed by the American Stroke Association Stroke Council's Scientific Statement Oversight Committee, representing various areas of medical expertise. Strict adherence to the American Heart Association conflict of interest policy was maintained throughout the consensus process. Panel members were assigned topics relevant to their areas of expertise, reviewed the stroke literature with emphasis on publications since the prior guidelines, and drafted recommendations in accordance with the American Heart Association Stroke Council's Level of Evidence grading algorithm. RESULTS The goal of these guidelines is to limit the morbidity and mortality associated with stroke. The guidelines support the overarching concept of stroke systems of care and detail aspects of stroke care from patient recognition; emergency medical services activation, transport, and triage; through the initial hours in the emergency department and stroke unit. The guideline discusses early stroke evaluation and general medical care, as well as ischemic stroke, specific interventions such as reperfusion strategies, and general physiological optimization for cerebral resuscitation. CONCLUSIONS Because many of the recommendations are based on limited data, additional research on treatment of acute ischemic stroke remains urgently needed.
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Feng C, Bai X, Xu Y, Hua T, Liu XY. The 'silence' of silent brain infarctions may be related to chronic ischemic preconditioning and nonstrategic locations rather than to a small infarction size. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2013; 68:365-9. [PMID: 23644857 PMCID: PMC3611757 DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2013(03)oa13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2012] [Accepted: 11/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Silent brain infarctions are the silent cerebrovascular events that are distinguished from symptomatic lacunar infarctions by their 'silence'; the origin of these infarctions is still unclear. This study analyzed the characteristics of silent and symptomatic lacunar infarctions and sought to explore the mechanism of this 'silence'. METHODS In total, 156 patients with only silent brain infarctions, 90 with only symptomatic lacunar infarctions, 160 with both silent and symptomatic lacunar infarctions, and 115 without any infarctions were recruited. Vascular risk factors, leukoaraiosis, and vascular assessment results were compared. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores were compared between patients with only symptomatic lacunar infarctions and patients with two types of infarctions. The locations of all of the infarctions were evaluated. The evolution of the two types of infarctions was retrospectively studied by comparing the infarcts on the magnetic resonance images of 63 patients obtained at different times. RESULTS The main risk factors for silent brain infarctions were hypertension, age, and advanced leukoaraiosis; the main factors for symptomatic lacunar infarctions were hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and atherosclerosis of relevant arteries. The neurological deficits of patients with only symptomatic lacunar infarctions were more severe than those of patients with both types of infarctions. More silent brain infarctions were located in the corona radiata and basal ganglia; these locations were different from those of the symptomatic lacunar infarctions. The initial sizes of the symptomatic lacunar infarctions were larger than the silent brain infarctions, whereas the final sizes were almost equal between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS Chronic ischemic preconditioning and nonstrategic locations may be the main reasons for the 'silence' of silent brain infarctions.
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- Chao Feng
- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
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Cerebrovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in diabetes. Compared with nondiabetic patients, diabetic patients have at least twice the risk for stroke, earlier onset of symptoms, and worse functional outcomes. Approximately 20 % of diabetic patients will die from stroke, making it one of the leading causes of death in this population. Effective strategies for primary and secondary prevention of stroke have been developed in research cohorts that included both diabetic and nondiabetic patients. Nevertheless, prevention in diabetes has some specific considerations. In this paper, we summarize evidence to guide the diagnosis and management of stroke in diabetic patients. We propose that diabetic stroke patients should have a robust risk assessment to target interventions, like other patients with cerebrovascular disease, but with special attention to glycemic control and lifestyle modification.
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- Michael S Phipps
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System, 950 Campbell Avenue, West Haven, CT 06519, USA.
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Lee JH, Kim YJ, Moon Y, Cho HJ, Kim HY. Acute simultaneous multiple lacunar infarcts: a severe disease entity in small artery disease. Eur Neurol 2012; 67:303-11. [PMID: 22517446 DOI: 10.1159/000336061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2011] [Accepted: 12/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND We hypothesized that acute simultaneous multiple lacunar infarcts (sMLI) may have different clinico-radiological characteristics compared to acute single lacunar infarcts (SLI). METHODS We retrospectively reviewed stroke patients with sMLI or SLI in a consecutively collected stroke registry with a predefined long-term clinical follow-up. Clinical characteristics, including vascular risk factors, rheological profiles, premorbid functional status, and clinical outcome were evaluated. In addition, radiological characteristics, including white matter ischemic changes, previous lacunes, microbleeds, and concomitant intra- or extracranial arterial stenosis were evaluated. RESULTS Of the 548 acute ischemic stroke patients, sMLI was found in 23 (13.5%) and SLI in 148 (86.5%). There was no difference in vascular risk factors and rheological profiles between the two groups, except for advanced age and more frequent previous history of stroke in the sMLI group. The sMLI group also showed more previous lacunes (p < 0.001) and microbleeds (p < 0.001). A cardioembolic or atherothrombotic stroke mechanism was rare in both groups. Recurrent strokes were more frequent in the sMLI group. CONCLUSIONS The main pathophysiology of sMLI may be small artery disease. However, clinico-radiological characteristics suggest that sMLI may be a more severe entity of small artery disease compared to SLI.
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- Joon Hwa Lee
- Department of Neurology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Center for Geriatric Neuroscience Research, Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology, Research Institute of Biomedical Science, Seoul, Korea
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Behrouz R, Malek AR, Torbey MT. Small vessel cerebrovascular disease: the past, present, and future. Stroke Res Treat 2012; 2012:839151. [PMID: 22315706 DOI: 10.1155/2012/839151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2011] [Accepted: 10/26/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Brain infarction due to small vessel cerebrovascular disease (SVCD)-also known as small vessel infarct (SVI) or "lacunar" stroke-accounts for 20% to 25% of all ischemic strokes. Historically, SVIs have been associated with a favorable short-term prognosis. However, studies over the years have demonstrated that SVCD/SVI is perhaps a more complex and less benign phenomenon than generally presumed. The currently employed diagnostic and therapeutic strategies are based upon historical and contemporary perceptions of SVCD/SVI. What is discovered in the future will unmask the true countenance of SVCD/SVI and help furnish more accurate prognostication schemes and effective treatments for this condition. This paper is an overview of SVCD/SVI with respect to the discoveries of the past, what is known now, and what will the ongoing investigations evince in the future.
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Bezerra DC, Sharrett AR, Matsushita K, Gottesman RF, Shibata D, Mosley TH, Coresh J, Szklo M, Carvalho MS, Selvin E. Risk factors for lacune subtypes in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Neurology 2011; 78:102-8. [PMID: 22170882 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e31823efc42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Lacunar infarctions are mainly due to 2 microvascular pathologies: lipohyalinosis and microatheroma. Little is known about risk factor differences for these subtypes. We hypothesized that diabetes and glycated hemoglobin (HbA(1)c) would be related preferentially to the lipohyalinotic subtype. METHODS We performed a cross-section analysis of the brain MRI data from 1,827 participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. We divided subcortical lesions ≤ 20 mm in diameter into those ≤ 7 mm (of probable lipohyalinotic etiology) and 8-20 mm (probably due to microatheroma) and used Poisson regression to investigate associations with the number of each type of lesion. Unlike previous studies, we also fitted a model involving lesions <3 mm. RESULTS Age (prevalence ratio [PR] 1.11 per year; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.08-1.14), black ethnicity (vs white, PR 1.66; 95% CI 1.27-2.16), hypertension (PR 2.12; 95% CI 1.61-2.79), diabetes (PR 1.42; 95% CI 1.08-1.87), and ever-smoking (PR 1.34; 95% CI 1.04-1.74) were significantly associated with lesions ≤ 7 mm. Findings were similar for lesions <3 mm. HbA(1)c, substituted for diabetes, was also associated with smaller lesions. Significantly associated with 8-20 mm lesions were age (PR 1.14; 95% CI 1.09-1.20), hypertension (PR 1.79; 95% CI 1.14-2.83), ever-smoking (PR 2.66; 95% CI 1.63-4.34), and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (PR 1.27 per SD; 95% CI 1.06-1.52). When we analyzed only participants with lesions, history of smoking (PR 1.99; 95% CI 1.23-3.20) and LDL (PR 1.33 per SD; 95% CI 1.08-1.65) were associated with lesions 8-20 mm. CONCLUSIONS Smaller lacunes (even those <3 mm) were associated with diabetes and HbA(1)c, and larger lacunes associated with LDL cholesterol, differences which support long-held theories relating to their underlying pathology. The findings may contribute to broader understanding of cerebral microvascular disease.
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Benavente OR, White CL, Pearce L, Pergola P, Roldan A, Benavente MF, Coffey C, McClure LA, Szychowski JM, Conwit R, Heberling PA, Howard G, Bazan C, Vidal-Pergola G, Talbert R, Hart RG. The Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes (SPS3) study. Int J Stroke 2011; 6:164-75. [PMID: 21371282 PMCID: PMC4214141 DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2010.00573.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Small subcortical strokes, also known as lacunar strokes, comprise more than 25% of brain infarcts, and the underlying vasculopathy is the most common cause of vascular cognitive impairment. How to optimally prevent stroke recurrence and cognitive decline in S3 patients is unclear. The aim of the Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes study (Trial registration: NCT00059306) is to define strategies for reducing stroke recurrence, cognitive decline, and major vascular events. METHODS Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes is a randomised, multicentre clinical trial (n = 3000) being conducted in seven countries, and sponsored by the US NINDS/NIH. Patients with symptomatic small subcortical strokes in the six-months before and an eligible lesion on magnetic resonance imaging are simultaneously randomised, in a 2 × 2 factorial design, to antiplatelet therapy--325 mg aspirin daily plus 75 mg clopidogrel daily, vs. 325 mg aspirin daily plus placebo, double-blind--and to one of two levels of systolic blood pressure targets--'intensive' (<130 mmHg) vs. 'usual' (130-149 mmHg). Participants are followed for an average of four-years. Time to recurrent stroke (ischaemic or haemorrhagic) is the primary outcome and will be analysed separately for each intervention. The secondary outcomes are the rate of cognitive decline and major vascular events. The primary and most secondary outcomes are adjudicated centrally by those unaware of treatment assignment. CONCLUSIONS Secondary Prevention of Small Subcortical Strokes will address several important clinical and scientific questions by testing two interventions in patients with recent magnetic resonance imaging-defined lacunar infarcts, which are likely due to small vessel disease. The results will inform the management of millions of patients with this common vascular disorder.
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- Oscar R. Benavente
- Department of Medicine, Brain Research Center, Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brain Research Center, Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Brain Research Center, Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- NINDS, Office of Clinical Research, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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Cocho D, Martí-Fàbregas J, Baiget M, Gallardo E, Rio E, Arboix A, Ruscalleda J, Martí-Vilalta JL. Diagnosis of CADASIL disease in normotensive and non-diabetics with lacunar infarct. Neurologia 2011; 26:325-30. [PMID: 21345538 DOI: 10.1016/j.nrl.2010.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2010] [Revised: 11/09/2010] [Accepted: 12/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND CADASIL (Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy) is characterized by recurrent cerebral ischemic episodes of the lacunar subtype usually without traditional vascular risk factors. We investigated the frequency of CADASIL among selected patients with cerebral ischemia of the lacunar subtype. METHODS we studied patients under 65 years old who presented cerebral ischemia of the lacunar subtype without hypertension, diabetes mellitus or other causes that explained the cerebral ischemia. On the skin biopsies, we performed immunostaining analysis on 5μm frozen sections with monoclonal antibody anti-Notch 3 (1E4). We also performed a genetic analysis of the Notch 3 gene (exons 3,4,5,6,11 and 19). RESULTS of 1.519 patients analyzed, only 57 (3.7%) fulfilled the selection criteria, and 30 of them accepted to participated in the study. We studied 30 patients, mean age was 53 years (range 34 to 65), 50% were men and all patients suffered a lacunar stroke. Immunostaining analysis was positive in two patients (6.6%) and the genetic analysis confirmed a mutation characteristic of CADASIL in exon 4 nt 622C/T (Arg 182 Cys) and 694 T/C (Cys206Arg) respectively. CONCLUSIONS CADASIL disease was present in 6.6% of patients younger than 65 years with a lacunar stroke and without hypertension or diabetes mellitus. Screening for CADASIL should be considered in these patients.
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- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
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Cocho D, Martí-Fàbregas J, Baiget M, Gallardo E, Rio E, Arboix A, Ruscalleda J, Martí-Vilalta J. Diagnosis of CADASIL disease in normotensive and non-diabetics with lacunar infarct. Neurología (English Edition) 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s2173-5808(11)70077-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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- Hyun-Wook Nah
- From the Stroke Center and Department of Neurology, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- From the Stroke Center and Department of Neurology, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- From the Stroke Center and Department of Neurology, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- From the Stroke Center and Department of Neurology, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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Furie KL, Kasner SE, Adams RJ, Albers GW, Bush RL, Fagan SC, Halperin JL, Johnston SC, Katzan I, Kernan WN, Mitchell PH, Ovbiagele B, Palesch YY, Sacco RL, Schwamm LH, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Turan TN, Wentworth D. Guidelines for the prevention of stroke in patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the american heart association/american stroke association. Stroke 2010; 42:227-76. [PMID: 20966421 DOI: 10.1161/str.0b013e3181f7d043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1266] [Impact Index Per Article: 90.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The aim of this updated statement is to provide comprehensive and timely evidence-based recommendations on the prevention of ischemic stroke among survivors of ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack. Evidence-based recommendations are included for the control of risk factors, interventional approaches for atherosclerotic disease, antithrombotic treatments for cardioembolism, and the use of antiplatelet agents for noncardioembolic stroke. Further recommendations are provided for the prevention of recurrent stroke in a variety of other specific circumstances, including arterial dissections; patent foramen ovale; hyperhomocysteinemia; hypercoagulable states; sickle cell disease; cerebral venous sinus thrombosis; stroke among women, particularly with regard to pregnancy and the use of postmenopausal hormones; the use of anticoagulation after cerebral hemorrhage; and special approaches to the implementation of guidelines and their use in high-risk populations.
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Fiebach JB, Hopt A, Vucic T, Brunecker P, Nolte CH, Doege C, Villringer K, Jungehulsing GJ, Kunze C, Wegener S, Villringer A. Inverse mismatch and lesion growth in small subcortical ischaemic stroke. Eur Radiol 2010; 20:2983-9. [PMID: 20571802 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-010-1858-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2010] [Revised: 04/30/2010] [Accepted: 05/19/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Infarction typically develops within the borders of an initial hypoperfused tissue. We prospectively investigated whether in small subcortical stroke patients infarct growth can occur beyond the margins of the affected vascular territories. METHODS In 19 consecutive patients, stroke MRI was performed within 14 h after ictus, and at days 2 and 6 (± 1). Size of diffusion and perfusion disturbances were determined. Infarct volume measured on T2-weighted images on day 6 was considered as imaging endpoint. RESULTS At the initial examination, the mean diffusion lesion [apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) lesion size, 1.82 ± 1.2 ml] was larger (p = 0.0002) than the perfusion lesion [mean transit time (MTT) lesion size, 0.72 ± 0.69 ml]. Such an "inverse mismatch" (ADC lesion > MTT lesion) was present in 14/19 patients at baseline and in all patients on day 2. Final lesion volume at day 6 was 3.2 ± 1.6 ml which was larger than the initial perfusion deficit (p = 0.02). CONCLUSION In small subcortical ischaemic stroke "inverse mismatch" is frequent and infarction develops beyond the initial perfusion disturbance. This indicates that cytotoxic processes probably triggered by the infarct core are a dominant mechanism for lesion growth. Areas with normal perfusion but which are threatened by cytotoxic damage developing over several days seem prime targets for neuroprotective therapy.
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- Jochen B Fiebach
- Department of Neurology, Center for Stroke Research Berlin & Berlin NeuroImaging Center, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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Arauz A, Calleja J, Vallejo E, Quintero L. Prevalence of silent myocardial ischemia in single and multiple lacunar infarcts and large vessel disease stroke. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2010; 112:658-61. [PMID: 20510499 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2010.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2009] [Revised: 04/17/2010] [Accepted: 04/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The relationships between single (SLI) and multiple lacunar infarcts (MLI) and occult coronary artery disease (CAD) have not yet been sufficiently evaluated. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of silent CAD in patients with SLI, MLI and large vessel disease (LVD) stroke, and to identify factors associated with its presence. METHODS We enrolled 125 patients who had suffered their first non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke but had no documented history of CAD. According to their pathologies, these patients were assigned to one of three groups: MLI (n=21), SLI (n=50) or LVD (n=54). Asymptomatic CAD was detected by myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging. RESULTS Silent CAD was detected in 40 patients (32% of the total); of those that experienced CAD, 15 (30%) were from the SLI group, 7 (33%) had MLI, and 18 (33%) had an LVD stroke. Differences between the groups were not significant. During a median follow-up of 48 months, the overall stroke recurrence was 8.8%; the stroke recurrence rates for each subgroup were 6% in patients with SLI, 7% in LVD and 19% in MLI. Mortality was higher in patients from the MLI and LVD groups (26% and 14%, respectively) than in those from the SLI group (6%; p=0.02). We found no relationships between the various risk factors and silent CAD. CONCLUSIONS In this exploratory study, SPECT imaging results revealed that the prevalence of abnormal myocardial perfusion was similar in patients with either single or multiple lacunar infarcts and those that had experienced large vessel disease stroke.
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Arboix A, Massons J, García-Eroles L, Targa C, Comes E, Parra O. Clinical predictors of lacunar syndrome not due to lacunar infarction. BMC Neurol 2010; 10:31. [PMID: 20482763 PMCID: PMC2877662 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-10-31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2009] [Accepted: 05/18/2010] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Lacunar syndrome not due to lacunar infarct is poorly characterised. This single centre, retrospective study was conducted to describe the clinical characteristics of patients with lacunar syndrome not due to lacunar infarct and to identify clinical predictors of this variant of lacunar stroke. METHODS A total of 146 patients with lacunar syndrome not due to lacunar infarction were included in the "Sagrat Cor Hospital of Barcelona Stroke Registry" during a period of 19 years (1986-2004). Data from stroke patients are entered in the stroke registry following a standardized protocol with 161 items regarding demographics, risk factors, clinical features, laboratory and neuroimaging data, complications and outcome. The characteristics of these 146 patients with lacunar syndrome not due to lacunar infarct were compared with those of the 733 patients with lacunar infarction. RESULTS Lacunar syndrome not due to lacunar infarct accounted for 16.6% (146/879) of all cases of lacunar stroke. Subtypes of lacunar syndromes included pure motor stroke in 63 patients, sensorimotor stroke in 51, pure sensory stroke in 14, atypical lacunar syndrome in 9, ataxic hemiparesis in 5 and dysarthria-clumsy hand in 4. Valvular heart disease, atrial fibrillation, sudden onset, limb weakness and sensory symptoms were significantly more frequent among patients with lacunar syndrome not due to lacunar infarct than in those with lacunar infarction, whereas diabetes was less frequent. In the multivariate analysis, atrial fibrillation (OR = 4.62), sensorimotor stroke (OR = 4.05), limb weakness (OR = 2.09), sudden onset (OR = 2.06) and age (OR = 0.96) were independent predictors of lacunar syndrome not due to lacunar infarct. CONCLUSIONS Although lacunar syndromes are highly suggestive of small deep cerebral infarctions, lacunar syndromes not due to lacunar infarcts are found in 16.6% of cases. The presence of sensorimotor stroke, limb weakness and sudden onset in a patient with atrial fibrillation should alert the clinician to the possibility of a lacunar syndrome not due to a lacunar infarct.
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- Adrià Arboix
- Unit of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Service of Neurology, Hospital Universitari del Sagrat Cor, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Mok VCT, Lau AYL, Wong A, Lam WWM, Chan A, Leung H, Wong E, Soo Y, Leung T, Wong LKS. Long-term prognosis of Chinese patients with a lacunar infarct associated with small vessel disease: a five-year longitudinal study. Int J Stroke 2009; 4:81-8. [PMID: 19383047 DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2009.00262.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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RATIONALE Lacunar infarct associated with small vessel disease is a common stroke subtype in China and has a favorable short-term prognosis. Data on its long-term prognosis among Chinese patients are lacking. AIMS We aimed to study its long-term prognosis and predictors for poor outcomes. DESIGN We followed up to 75 consecutive Chinese stroke patients who had a lacunar infarct for a period of 5 years. Clinical outcomes with respect to mortality and recurrent stroke were noted. We evaluated baseline clinical and imaging predictors for such outcomes using the Cox regression analysis. STUDY OUTCOMES Sixteen (21.3%) patients died and 12 (16%) patients had recurrent stroke during follow-up. Twenty-one (28%) patients had combined events of either death and/or recurrent stroke. Univariate Cox regression analysis showed that age, literacy, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale, incident stroke/transient ischemic attack, and white matter lesion volume predicted survival, while, age, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale, systolic blood pressure, hyperhomocysteinemia, silent lacunes, microbleeds, and white matter lesion volume predicted recurrent stroke. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (HR 1.25, 95% CI 1.05-1.48) and white matter lesion volume (HR 1.46, 95% CI 1.11-1.92) predicted combined events of mortality and/or recurrent stroke after age adjustment. CONCLUSION Approximately one in four patients either died and/or had recurrent stroke within 5 years after a lacunar infarct. Age, stroke severity, and volume of white matter lesion predict a poor long-term prognosis.
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- Vincent C T Mok
- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Division of Neurology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
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Hatzitolios AI, Didangelos TP, Zantidis AT, Tziomalos K, Giannakoulas GA, Karamitsos DT. Diabetes mellitus and cerebrovascular disease: which are the actual data? J Diabetes Complications 2009; 23:283-96. [PMID: 18358748 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2008.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2007] [Revised: 12/26/2007] [Accepted: 01/18/2008] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Cerebrovascular disease (CeVD) represents a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Diabetes mellitus (DM) represents an independent risk factor for CeVD. The aim of the present review is to describe the epidemiology of CeVD in patients with DM and to explain how DM and diabetic autonomic neuropathy can increase the risk of CeVD. The prevention and management of CeVD in the diabetic population are also analyzed.
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- Apostolos I Hatzitolios
- First Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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INTRODUCTION Anemia is one of the most common medical complications to be encountered in critically ill patients. Based on the results of clinical trials, transfusion practices across the world have generally become more restrictive. However, because reduced oxygen delivery contributes to 'secondary' cerebral injury, anemia may not be as well tolerated among neurocritical care patients. METHODS The first portion of this paper is a narrative review of the physiologic implications of anemia, hemodilution, and transfusion in the setting of brain-injury and stroke. The second portion is a systematic review to identify studies assessing the association between anemia or the use of red blood cell transfusions and relevant clinical outcomes in various neurocritical care populations. RESULTS There have been no randomized controlled trials that have adequately assessed optimal transfusion thresholds specifically among brain-injured patients. The importance of ischemia and the implications of anemia are not necessarily the same for all neurocritical care conditions. Nevertheless, there exists an extensive body of experimental work, as well as human observational and physiologic studies, which have advanced knowledge in this area and provide some guidance to clinicians. Lower hemoglobin concentrations are consistently associated with worse physiologic parameters and clinical outcomes; however, this relationship may not be altered by more aggressive use of red blood cell transfusions. CONCLUSIONS Although hemoglobin concentrations as low as 7 g/dl are well tolerated in most critical care patients, such a severe degree of anemia could be harmful in brain-injured patients. Randomized controlled trials of different transfusion thresholds, specifically in neurocritical care settings, are required. The impact of the duration of blood storage on the neurologic implications of transfusion also requires further investigation.
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- Andreas H Kramer
- Departments of Critical Care Medicine & Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Center, 1403 29thSt. N.W., Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 2T9
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- Departments of Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Neurosciences, & Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Center, 1403 29thSt. N.W., Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 2T9
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Lacunar infarcts or small subcortical infarcts result from occlusion of a single penetrating artery and account for one quarter of cerebral infarctions. Patients with a lacunar infarct usually present with a classical lacunar syndrome (pure motor hemiparesis, pure sensory syndrome, sensorimotor stroke, ataxic hemiparesis or dysarthria-clumsy hand) and, less frequently, an atypical lacunar syndrome. Hypertension and diabetes mellitus are major risk factors for lacunar stroke. Lacunar infarcts show a paradoxical clinical course with a favorable prognosis in the short term, characterized by a low early mortality and reduced functional disability on hospital discharge, but with an increased risk of death, stroke recurrence and dementia in the mid- and long term. Asymptomatic progression of small-vessel disease is a typical feature of the lacunar infarcts. For this reason, lacunar infarction should be regarded as a potentially severe condition rather than a relatively benign disorder and, therefore, lacunar stroke patients require adequate and rigorous management and follow-up. Antiplatelet drugs, careful blood pressure control, the use of statins and modification of lifestyle risk factors are key elements in secondary prevention after lacunar stroke.
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- Adrià Arboix
- Cerebrovascular Division, Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitari del Sagrat Cor, Universitat de Barcelona, C/ Viladomat 288, E-08029 Barcelona, Spain.
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Tsivgoulis G, Man BL, Lao AY, Sharma VK, Kotsis V, Vadikolias K, Alexandrov AV. A Spectrum of Knock-Type Doppler Signals in the Intracranial Vessels. Stroke 2009; 40:644-7. [DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.108.517797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background and Purpose—
Knock-type Doppler signals (KTDS) are detectable by transcranial Doppler, and it has been hypothesized that they are related to an occlusion of a small perforating artery and microvascular ischemia. However, the nature of KTDS has not been prospectively defined. We aimed at describing the spectral and power motion Doppler characteristics of KTDS and ultrasound exposure conditions that lead to their appearance.
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Consecutive patients referred with symptoms of stroke or transient ischemic attacks to our cerebrovascular ultrasound laboratory were screened for the presence of KTDS. The presence of microvascular ischemia was assessed using brain MRI.
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Among 327 patients with cerebrovascular symptoms, 46 (14%) had KTDS. KTDS were found more frequently in posterior circulation vessels (55% vertebral artery, 21.5% basilar artery, and 6% posterior cerebral artery). There was no association between ultrasound identification of KTDS and the presence of brain ischemia in the distribution of any vessel (OR, 0.37; 95% CI, 0.09–1.53;
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Although KTDS can be distinguished from other spectral flow signals, they can be found in normal vessels, they do not seem to be associated with the vessel affected by ischemia, and they should not be overinterpreted.
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- Georgios Tsivgoulis
- From Comprehensive Stroke Center (G.T., A.V.A.), Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala; Barrow Neurological Institute (G.T., B.L.M., A.Y.L., V.K.S., A.V.A.), St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Ariz; Division of Neurology (B.L.M.), Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China; Division of Neurology (V.K.S.), National University Hospital, Singapore; 3rd Department of
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- From Comprehensive Stroke Center (G.T., A.V.A.), Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala; Barrow Neurological Institute (G.T., B.L.M., A.Y.L., V.K.S., A.V.A.), St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Ariz; Division of Neurology (B.L.M.), Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China; Division of Neurology (V.K.S.), National University Hospital, Singapore; 3rd Department of
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- From Comprehensive Stroke Center (G.T., A.V.A.), Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala; Barrow Neurological Institute (G.T., B.L.M., A.Y.L., V.K.S., A.V.A.), St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Ariz; Division of Neurology (B.L.M.), Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China; Division of Neurology (V.K.S.), National University Hospital, Singapore; 3rd Department of
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- From Comprehensive Stroke Center (G.T., A.V.A.), Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala; Barrow Neurological Institute (G.T., B.L.M., A.Y.L., V.K.S., A.V.A.), St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Ariz; Division of Neurology (B.L.M.), Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China; Division of Neurology (V.K.S.), National University Hospital, Singapore; 3rd Department of
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- From Comprehensive Stroke Center (G.T., A.V.A.), Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala; Barrow Neurological Institute (G.T., B.L.M., A.Y.L., V.K.S., A.V.A.), St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Ariz; Division of Neurology (B.L.M.), Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China; Division of Neurology (V.K.S.), National University Hospital, Singapore; 3rd Department of
| | - Konstantinos Vadikolias
- From Comprehensive Stroke Center (G.T., A.V.A.), Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala; Barrow Neurological Institute (G.T., B.L.M., A.Y.L., V.K.S., A.V.A.), St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Ariz; Division of Neurology (B.L.M.), Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China; Division of Neurology (V.K.S.), National University Hospital, Singapore; 3rd Department of
| | - Andrei V. Alexandrov
- From Comprehensive Stroke Center (G.T., A.V.A.), Department of Neurology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala; Barrow Neurological Institute (G.T., B.L.M., A.Y.L., V.K.S., A.V.A.), St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Ariz; Division of Neurology (B.L.M.), Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China; Division of Neurology (V.K.S.), National University Hospital, Singapore; 3rd Department of
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