Leukoaraiosis and Sex Predict the Hyperacute Ischemic Core Volume
Author(s) -
Nils Henninger,
Eugene Lin,
Diogo C Haussen,
Laura L. Lehman,
Deepak Takhtani,
Magdy Selim,
Majaz Moonis
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.112.679084
Subject(s) - medicine , leukoaraiosis , odds ratio , middle cerebral artery , logistic regression , cardiology , white matter , ischemia , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging
Leukoaraiosis (LA) and male sex have been associated with decreased cerebrovascular reactivity, which potentially adversely affects tissue viability in acute stroke. Therefore, we aimed to elucidate the contribution of LA-severity and sex to the extent of the hyperacute ischemic core volume after intracranial large artery occlusion.
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