The role of intracranial artery calcification (IAC) in stroke subtype and risk of vascular events

Strokes can result from various mechanisms that include intracranial atherosclerosis, one of the most common causes of ischemic stroke worldwide.1 Intracranial atherosclerosis has been identified as an important risk factor for stroke in the Asian, the Hispanic and the non-Hispanic Black populations. Despite advances in the management of intracranial atherosclerosis2, the risk of stroke recurrence attributed to Intracranial large artery stenosis (ILAS) remains> 10% per year even with well-controlled vascular risk factors.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - May 13, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Kursat Gurel, Farid Khasiyev, Antonio Spagnolo-Allende, Salwa Rahman, Minghua Liu, Erin R Kulick, Amelia Boehme, Tatjana Rundek, Mitchell SV Elkind, Randolph S Marshall, Daniel Bos, Jose Gutierrez Source Type: research