Absent Filling of Ipsilateral Superficial Middle Cerebral Vein Is Associated With Poor Outcome After Reperfusion Therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Our aim was to study the effect of drainage of cortical veins, including the superficial middle cerebral vein (SMCV), vein of Trolard, and vein of Labbé on neurological outcomes after reperfusion therapy.

Methods

Consecutive ischemic stroke patients who underwent pretreatment computed tomographic perfusion and 24-hour computed tomographic perfusion or magnetic resonance perfusion after intravenous thrombolysis were included. We defined "absent filling of ipsilateral cortical vein" (eg, SMCV-) as no contrast filling of the vein across the whole venous phase on 4-dimensional computed tomographic angiography in the ischemic hemisphere.

Results

Of 228 patients, SMCV-, vein of Trolard- and vein of Labbé- were observed in 50 (21.9%), 27 (11.8%), and 3

SUBMITTER: Zhang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5374052 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature