Clinically Confirmed Stroke With Negative Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Longitudinal Study of Clinical Outcomes, Stroke Recurrence, and Systematic Review [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— Nearly one third of patients with nondisabling stroke do not have a relevant lesion on acute DWI-MRI. Patients with negative DWI-MRI had no better prognosis than patients with a lesion. DWI-negative stroke patients should receive secondary prevention.
Source: Stroke - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Computerized tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Pathology of Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research