Burden of intracranial artery calcification in white patients with ischemic stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The diagnostic workup of stroke doesn't identify an underlying cause in two-fifths of ischemic strokes. Intracranial arteriosclerosis is acknowledged as a cause of stroke in Asian and Black populations, but is underappreciated as such in whites. We explored the burden of Intracranial Artery Calcification (IAC), a marker of intracranial arteriosclerosis, as a potential cause of stroke among white patients with recent ischemic stroke or TIA.

Patients and methods

Between December 2005 and October 2010, 943 patients (mean age 63.8 (SD ± 14.0) years, 47.9% female) were recruited, of whom 561 had ischemic stroke and 382 a TIA. CT-angiography was conducted according to stroke analysis protocols. The burden of IAC was quantified on these images, whereafter we assessed t

SUBMITTER: Berghout BP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11418433 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature