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Clinical and radiological differentiation between Trousseau syndrome and cardiogenic embolism: a retrospective case-control study.

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Background

Trousseau syndrome (TS) is a thromboembolic event in cancer patients caused by abnormalities in coagulation and fibrinolytic mechanisms. Acute multiple cerebral infarction (AMCI) is a rare form of TS. This study aimed to discuss the differentiation of clinical and radiographic characteristics between TS and cardiogenic embolism (CE) with AMCI as the main manifestation.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed 69 patients with TS-AMCI and 105 patients with CE-AMCI who were treated at Shandong Provincial Hospital between August 2018 and October 2022. The clinical baseline data, laboratory indices, and imaging characteristics of the two groups were compared. A logistic regression was used to analyze the risk factors of TS-AMCI, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to analyze the predictive value of the risk factors.

Results

In relation to the clinical data, there were statistically significant differences between the two groups of patients in terms of the lipid and coagulation indices. D-dimer [odds ratio (OR) =4.459, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.871-10.625; P=0.001] and triglyceride (OR =6.001, 95% CI: 2.375-15.165; P<0.001) were independent risk factors for TS-AMCI. In relation to the radiographic characteristics, the infarctions in the TS-AMCI group were widely distributed in multiple arterial supply areas [23 (33.3%) vs. 10 (9.5%); P<0.001]. More importantly, bilateral anterior + posterior circulation was also an independent risk factor for TS-AMCI (OR =15.005, 95% CI: 1.757-128.17; P=0.013).

Conclusions

Unexplained AMCI in the cancer-prone age group, abnormalities in the lipid and D-dimer levels, and infarction foci involving multiple arterial blood supply areas suggested a high probability of TS.

SUBMITTER: Li L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10784078 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Clinical and radiological differentiation between Trousseau syndrome and cardiogenic embolism: a retrospective case-control study.

Li Lin L Li Tong T Cao Jingjia J Li Cuicui C Qin Rui R Wang Ximing X

Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery 20240102 1

<h4>Background</h4>Trousseau syndrome (TS) is a thromboembolic event in cancer patients caused by abnormalities in coagulation and fibrinolytic mechanisms. Acute multiple cerebral infarction (AMCI) is a rare form of TS. This study aimed to discuss the differentiation of clinical and radiographic characteristics between TS and cardiogenic embolism (CE) with AMCI as the main manifestation.<h4>Methods</h4>We retrospectively analyzed 69 patients with TS-AMCI and 105 patients with CE-AMCI who were tr ...[more]

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