Early New Ischemic Lesions Located Outside the Initially Affected Vascular Territory Appear More Often in Stroke Patients with Elevated Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early new ischemic lesions are common in patients with an acute ischemic stroke. These new ischemic lesions may represent the natural course of the initial stroke or de novo events.

Objective

We hypothesized that early new ischemic lesions located outside the initially affected vascular territory would point at de novo events. Therefore, we differentiated new ischemic lesions located outside the initially affected vascular territory from those occurring only inside the initially affected vascular territory to identify risk factors that are associated with de novo events.

Methods

Stroke patients underwent three magnetic resonance imaging examinations (at 3-T): on admission, on the next day and 4-7 days after symptom onset (clinicaltrials

SUBMITTER: Braemswig TB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5694436 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature