Severity of leukoaraiosis and susceptibility to infarct growth in acute stroke

Ay H. , Arsava E. M. , Rosand J., Furie K. L. , Singhal A. B. , Schaefer P. W. , ...Daha Fazla

STROKE, cilt.39, ss.1409-1413, 2008 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 39 Konu: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1161/strokeaha.107.501932
  • Dergi Adı: STROKE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1409-1413

Özet

Background and Purpose-Leukoaraiosis (LA) is associated with structural and functional vascular changes that may compromise tissue perfusion at the microvascular level. We hypothesized that the volume of LA correlated with the proportion of initially ischemic but eventually infarcted tissue in acute human stroke.