Leukoaraiosis predicts a poor 90-day outcome after endovascular stroke therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Leukoaraiosis is a common finding among patients with ischemic stroke and has been associated with poor stroke outcomes. Our aim was to ascertain whether the severity of pre-existing leukoaraiosis is associated with outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke who are treated with endovascular stroke therapy.

Materials and methods

We retrospectively analyzed data from 129 consecutive, prospectively enrolled patients with stroke undergoing endovascular stroke therapy at a single tertiary care center between January 2006 and August 2013. Leukoaraiosis was assessed as supratentorial white matter hypoattenuation on admission head CT and graded as 0-2 (absent-to-moderate) versus 3-4 (severe) according to the van Swieten scale. We dichotomized the 90-day m

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7965186 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature