Letter by Toscano et al Regarding Article, “Association of Leukoaraiosis With Convalescent Rehabilitation Outcome in Patients With Ischemic Stroke” | Zendy

Massimiliano Toscano | Zendy; Alessandro Viganò | Zendy; Vittorio Di Piero | Zendy

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Letter by Toscano et al Regarding Article, “Association of Leukoaraiosis With Convalescent Rehabilitation Outcome in Patients With Ischemic Stroke”

Author(s) -

Massimiliano Toscano,

Alessandro Viganò,

Vittorio Di Piero

Publication year - 2016

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.116.012772

Subject(s) - leukoaraiosis , medicine , neurology , rehabilitation , stroke (engine) , ischemic stroke , white matter , physical therapy , psychiatry , ischemia , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , mechanical engineering , engineering

We read with great interest the article by Senda et al1 about the association between leukoaraiosis and inpatient rehabilitation outcome after an ischemic stroke.To investigate the factors influencing convalescent rehabilitation outcome, Senda et al1 analyzed the burden of the leukoaraiosis for each single stroke subtypes, according to the TOAST (Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment) criteria. Hence, they evaluated the impact of the type of white matter damage on recovery. This showed that periventricular hyperintensity influenced motor function recovery, whereas deep white matter hyperintensity influenced cognitive …

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