Multiple brain infarcts in young adults: clues for etiologic diagnosis and prognostic impact.
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| Title: | Multiple brain infarcts in young adults: clues for etiologic diagnosis and prognostic impact. |
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| Authors: | Mustanoja, S., Putaala, J., Haapaniemi, E., Strbian, D., Kaste, M., Tatlisumak, T. |
| Source: | European Journal of Neurology. Feb2013, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p216-222. 7p. 5 Charts, 1 Graph. |
| Subjects: | Etiology of diseases, Infarction, Young adults, Ischemia, Magnetic resonance imaging |
| Abstract: | Background and purpose There are little data on the etiology of multiple brain infarcts ( MBI) and their impact on clinical outcome in young patients. Methods We studied 548 MRI-imaged patients (15-49 years) with a first-ever ischaemic stroke. Ischaemic lesions were categorized into three groups: single lesions, MBI in one or >1 circulation territories. Outcomes were unfavorable 3-month modified Rankin Scale (m RS) score of ≥2 and, during long-term follow-up (mean 8.20 ± 4.01 years), recurrent ischaemic stroke or death from any cause. Results Multiple brain infarcts occurred in 185 patients (33.8%; mean age 39.2 ± 8.2), of which 144 patients (26.3%) had lesions located in a single territory and 41 patients (7.5%) in multiple territories. Patients with MBI in a single territory were more likely than patients with single lesions to have a high-risk source of cardioembolism ( CE) (9.0% vs. 3.0%; P = 0.001), large-artery atherosclerosis (8.3% vs. 4.9%; P = 0.012), vertebral (22% vs. 10%; P < 0.001) or carotid artery dissections (8.3% vs. 6.3%; P = 0.036), and MBI in multiple territories a high-risk source of CE (34% vs. 3.0%, P < 0.001). Adjusted for age, gender, baseline stroke severity, size of the largest lesion, and stroke subtype, MBI remained independently associated with an unfavorable 3-month outcome (odds ratio 2.84, 95% confidence interval 1.22-6.61). In multivariate Cox proportional hazards analysis, MBI had independent influence on the risk for death (hazard ratio 3.75, 1.58-8.86), but not on recurrent ischaemic stroke. Conclusions Compared with the elderly, young stroke patients have a distinct stroke etiology underlying MBI, being an independent indicator of poor short-term outcome and long-term risk of death. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Background and purpose There are little data on the etiology of multiple brain infarcts ( MBI) and their impact on clinical outcome in young patients. Methods We studied 548 MRI-imaged patients (15-49 years) with a first-ever ischaemic stroke. Ischaemic lesions were categorized into three groups: single lesions, MBI in one or >1 circulation territories. Outcomes were unfavorable 3-month modified Rankin Scale (m RS) score of ≥2 and, during long-term follow-up (mean 8.20 ± 4.01 years), recurrent ischaemic stroke or death from any cause. Results Multiple brain infarcts occurred in 185 patients (33.8%; mean age 39.2 ± 8.2), of which 144 patients (26.3%) had lesions located in a single territory and 41 patients (7.5%) in multiple territories. Patients with MBI in a single territory were more likely than patients with single lesions to have a high-risk source of cardioembolism ( CE) (9.0% vs. 3.0%; P = 0.001), large-artery atherosclerosis (8.3% vs. 4.9%; P = 0.012), vertebral (22% vs. 10%; P < 0.001) or carotid artery dissections (8.3% vs. 6.3%; P = 0.036), and MBI in multiple territories a high-risk source of CE (34% vs. 3.0%, P < 0.001). Adjusted for age, gender, baseline stroke severity, size of the largest lesion, and stroke subtype, MBI remained independently associated with an unfavorable 3-month outcome (odds ratio 2.84, 95% confidence interval 1.22-6.61). In multivariate Cox proportional hazards analysis, MBI had independent influence on the risk for death (hazard ratio 3.75, 1.58-8.86), but not on recurrent ischaemic stroke. Conclusions Compared with the elderly, young stroke patients have a distinct stroke etiology underlying MBI, being an independent indicator of poor short-term outcome and long-term risk of death. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 13515101 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2012.03872.x |
