Prediction contribution of the cranial collateral circulation to the clinical and radiological outcome of ischemic stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

The extent of penumbra tissue and outcome in stroke patients depend on the collateral cranial vasculature. To provide optimal individualized care for stroke patients in the emergency room setting we investigated the predictive capability of a stringent evaluation of the collateral vessels in ischemic stroke on clinical outcome and infarct size.

Methods

We retrospectively studied uniform clinical and radiological data of 686 consecutive patients admitted to the emergency department with suspected acute ischemic stroke. Cranial collateral vasculature status was graded using the initial CT-angiography. Outcome was measured by mRS, NIHSS and final infarct size at hospital discharge. All data were used to build a linear regression model to predict the patients´

SUBMITTER: Conrad J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7320948 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature