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ABSTRACT: Background and purpose
Intracranial arterial stenosis (ICAS)-related stroke occurs due to three primary mechanisms with distinct infarct patterns: (1) borderzone infarcts (BZI) due to impaired distal perfusion, (2) territorial infarcts due to distal plaque/thrombus embolization, and (3) plaque progression occluding perforators. The objective of the systematic review is to determine whether BZI secondary to ICAS is associated with a higher risk of recurrent stroke or neurological deterioration.Methods
As part of this registered systematic review (CRD42021265230), a comprehensive search was performed to identify relevant papers and conference abstracts (with ≥20 patients) reporting initial infarct patterns and recurrence rates in patients with symptomatic ICAS. Subgroup analyses were performed for studies including any BZI versus isolated BZI and those excluding posterior circulation stroke. The study outcome included neurological deterioration or recurrent stroke during follow-up. For all outcome events, corresponding risk ratios (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated.Results
A literature search yielded 4,478 records with 32 selected during the title/abstract triage for full text; 11 met inclusion criteria and 8 studies were included in the analysis (n=1,219 patients; 341 with BZI). The meta-analysis demonstrated that the RR of outcome in the BZI group compared to the no BZI group was 2.10 (95% CI 1.52-2.90). Limiting the analysis to studies including any BZI, the RR was 2.10 (95% CI 1.38-3.18). For isolated BZI, RR was 2.59 (95% CI 1.24-5.41). RR was 2.96 (95% CI 1.71-5.12) for studies only including anterior circulation stroke patients.Conclusion
This systematic review and meta-analysis suggests that the presence of BZI secondary to ICAS may be an imaging biomarker that predicts neurological deterioration and/or stroke recurrence.
SUBMITTER: Das S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10250880 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Das Saurav S Shu Liqi L Morgan Rebecca J RJ Shah Asghar A Fayad Fayez H FH Goldstein Eric D ED Chahien Dalia D Maglinger Benton B Bokka Satish Kumar SK Owens Cory C Abbasi Mehdi M Kvernland Alexandra A Siegler James E JE Grory Brian Mac BM Nguyen Thanh N TN Furie Karen K Khatri Pooja P Mistry Eva E Prabhakaran Shyam S Liebeskind David S DS Romano Jose G JG Havenon Adam de A Palaiodimou Lina L Tsivgoulis Georgios G Yaghi Shadi S
Journal of stroke 20230530 2
<h4>Background and purpose</h4>Intracranial arterial stenosis (ICAS)-related stroke occurs due to three primary mechanisms with distinct infarct patterns: (1) borderzone infarcts (BZI) due to impaired distal perfusion, (2) territorial infarcts due to distal plaque/thrombus embolization, and (3) plaque progression occluding perforators. The objective of the systematic review is to determine whether BZI secondary to ICAS is associated with a higher risk of recurrent stroke or neurological deterior ...[more]