Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Patients with Lacunar Infarcts and Concurrent Embolic Ischemic Lesions
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Barow, E; Boutitie, F; Cheng, B; Cho, T-H; Ebinger, M; Endres, M; Fiebach, JB; Fiehler, J; Ford, I; Galinovic, I; ...Date
2020-09-01Source Title
Clinical NeuroradiologyPublisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERGUniversity of Melbourne Author/s
Thijs, VincentAffiliation
Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental HealthMetadata
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Barow, E., Boutitie, F., Cheng, B., Cho, T. -H., Ebinger, M., Endres, M., Fiebach, J. B., Fiehler, J., Ford, I., Galinovic, I., Nickel, A., Puig, J., Roy, P., Wouters, A., Thijs, V., Lemmens, R., Muir, K. W., Nighoghossian, N., Pedraza, S. ,... Thomalla, G. (2020). Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Patients with Lacunar Infarcts and Concurrent Embolic Ischemic Lesions. CLINICAL NEURORADIOLOGY, 30 (3), pp.511-516. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-019-00800-5.Access Status
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http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/186596/7/186596.pdfAbstract
PURPOSE: Lacunar infarcts are thought to result from occlusion of small penetrating arteries due to microatheroma and lipohyalinosis, pathognomonic for cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD). Concurrent embolic ischemic lesions indicate a different stroke mechanism. The purpose of this study was to examine the clinical characteristics and outcome of patients with lacunar infarcts and concurrent embolic infarcts on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI). METHODS: All patients screened for the WAKE-UP trial (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01525290) were reviewed for acute lacunar infarcts and concurrent embolic lesions on baseline DWI. Clinical characteristics and outcome were compared between lacunar infarct patients with and without concurrent embolic lesions. RESULTS: Of 244 patients with an acute lacunar infarct, 20 (8.2%) had concurrent acute embolic infarcts. Compared to patients with a lacunar infarct only, patients with concurrent embolic infarcts were older (mean age 69 years vs. 63 years; p = 0.031), more severely affected (median National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale [NIHSS] score 5 vs. 4; p = 0.046), and-among those randomized-had worse functional outcome at 90 days (median modified Rankin Scale [mRS] 3 vs. 1; p = 0.011). CONCLUSION: Approximately 8% of lacunar infarct patients show concurrent embolic lesions suggesting a stroke etiology other than CSVD. These patients are more severely affected and have a worse functional outcome illustrating the need for a thorough diagnostic work-up of possible embolic sources even in patients with an imaging-defined diagnosis of lacunar infarcts.
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