Study protocol: asymptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic disease in pakistanis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is the most frequent subtype of ischemic stroke globally. It is important to describe the determinants of early ICAD as a strategy to prevent strokes from clinically evident and progressive ICAD. Our objective is to report the determinants of asymptomatic ICAD by linking the presence or absence of ICAD on magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA) with detailed risk assessment in asymptomatic adults.

Methods

This is an observational cross-sectional analytical study. We plan to recruit 200 adult participants from the radiology departments of two tertiary care centers of Karachi, Pakistan. The participants will first be screened for the absence of stroke symptoms via the Questionnaire for Verifying Stroke Free Status (QVSFS). QVSF

SUBMITTER: Kamal AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4367804 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature