Higher Plaque Burden of Middle Cerebral Artery Is Associated With Recurrent Ischemic Stroke
Ran Y, Wang Y, Zhu M, Wu X, Malhotra A, Lei X, Zhang F, Wang X, Xie S, Zhou J, Zhu J, Cheng J, Zhu C. Higher Plaque Burden of Middle Cerebral Artery Is Associated With Recurrent Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2019, 51: 659-662. PMID: 31856694, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.028405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent ischemic strokeMiddle cerebral arteryMagnetic resonance vessel wall imagingPlaque burdenIschemic strokeVessel wall imagingAcute strokeCerebral arteryRecurrent strokeChronic strokeStroke patientsPlaque characteristicsMiddle cerebral artery plaqueRecurrent acute strokeRecurrent stroke groupRecurrent stroke patientsAcute stroke patientsHigher plaque burdenMethods One hundredDegree of stenosisClinical factorsStroke groupArtery plaquesFemale sexImaging featuresNeuroimaging of Pediatric Arteriopathies
Goyal P, Malhotra A, Almast J, Sapire J, Gupta S, Mangla M, Mangla R. Neuroimaging of Pediatric Arteriopathies. Journal Of Neuroimaging 2019, 29: 287-308. PMID: 30920080, DOI: 10.1111/jon.12614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic strokeMajor prognostic implicationsPediatric ischemic strokeSecondary stroke preventionAcute ischemic strokeFocal neurologic deficitsAdult stroke populationSmall vessel arteriopathyNoninflammatory etiologiesRecurrent strokeStroke preventionSystemic complicationsCerebral arteriopathyNeurologic deficitsStroke etiologyAcute managementPrompt diagnosisStroke populationNeuropsychiatric symptomsClinical manifestationsClinical symptomsPrognostic implicationsPredominant vesselRisk factorsSchool-aged children