biostudies-literatureUnknown10Kim DH<b>Background and objective:</b> The aim was to evaluate the clinical significance of prominent fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) vascular hyperintensity (FVH) on the prognosis of mild acute ischemic stroke with middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion. <b>Methods:</b> We recruited consecutive stroke patients with initial National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores ≤5 and MCA occlusion on magnetic resonance angiography within 24 h of stroke onset. Prominent distal FVH was defined as an extension to more than one-third of the MCA territory. We compared clinical outcomes between prominent and non-prominent FVH groups in patients who had and had not received reperfusion therapy. <b>Results:</b> Of 112 participants [43 women; median age, 67 years [Interquartile range, 54-Frontiers in neurology722https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6614286biostudies-literatureProminent FLAIR Vascular Hyperintensity Is a Predictor of Unfavorable Outcomes in Non-thrombolysed Ischemic Stroke Patients With Mild Symptoms and Large Artery Occlusion.PMC6614286Kim DHLee YKCha JKfalseProminent FLAIR Vascular Hyperintensity Is a Predictor of Unfavorable Outcomes in Non-thrombolysed Ischemic Stroke Patients With Mild Symptoms and Large Artery Occlusion.<b>Background and objective:</b> The aim was to evaluate the clinical significance of prominent fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) vascular hyperintensity (FVH) on the prognosis of mild acute ischemic stroke with middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion. <b>Methods:</b> We recruited consecutive stroke patients with initial National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores ≤5 and MCA occlusion on magnetic resonance angiography within 24 h of stroke onset. Prominent distal FVH was defined as an extension to more than one-third of the MCA territory. We compared clinical outcomes between prominent and non-prominent FVH groups in patients who had and had not received reperfusion therapy. <b>Results:</b> Of 112 participants [43 women; median age, 67 years [Interquartile range, 54-2019-01-01T00:00:00Z20192025-04-19T17:29:13.103Z2019-07-25T07:06:25ZS-EPMC66142863131218110.3389/fneur.2019.00722