Deep and infratentorial cerebral microbleeds are related to wake-up stroke by large-artery atherosclerosis and cardioembolism

Circadian variability of blood pressure (BP) and hypercoagulation in the morning have been proposed as underlying mechanisms of wake-up stroke (WUS). The aim was to determine the impact of cerebral microbleeds (CMBs), showing BP fluctuation and background hypercoagulability, on WUS.

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - November 29, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Motohiro Okumura, Takeo Sato, Takahiro Ishikawa, Tatsushi Kokubu, Junichiro Takahashi, Tomomichi Kitagawa, Ryoji Nakada, Hiroki Takatsu, Asako Onda, Teppei Komatsu, Kenichi Sakuta, Kenichiro Sakai, Tadashi Umehara, Hidetaka Mitsumura, Masato Matsushima, Y Source Type: research