Clinical and imaging features associated with intracranial internal carotid artery calcifications in patients with ischemic stroke

Yilmaz A., AKPINAR E., TOPÇUOĞLU M. A., ARSAVA E. M.

NEURORADIOLOGY, vol.57, no.5, pp.501-506, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 57 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00234-015-1494-8
  • Journal Name: NEURORADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.501-506
  • Keywords: Calcification, Atherosclerosis, Stroke etiology, Intracranial, Carotid artery, ROTTERDAM, STENOSIS, SIPHON, RISK
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Intracranial internal carotid artery calcifications (ICAC), a frequent finding on imaging studies, are predictive of future stroke risk in population-based studies. The clinical significance of this observation among ischemic stroke patients is however less clear. In this study, we analyzed ICAC burden in relation to vascular risk factor profile, stroke etiology, and extent of craniocervical vascular calcifications in a consecutive series of ischemic stroke patients.