Voxel-Based Lesion Mapping of Cryptogenic Stroke in Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Detailed Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis of Distribution Pattern

Ischemic stroke is one form of cancer-associated thrombosis that can greatly worsen a patient's performance status. The present investigation aimed to elucidate the characteristic distribution pattern(s) of cryptogenic stroke lesions using a voxel-based lesion-mapping technique and examine the differences in clinical manifestations between cryptogenic and conventional strokes in patients with advanced cancer.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 28, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Takamune Achiha, Masatoshi Takagaki, Hiroshi Oe, Mio Sakai, Hitoshi Matsui, Katsuhiko Nakanishi, Tomohiko Ozaki, Yasunori Fujimoto, Toshiki Yoshimine, Katsuyuki Nakanishi, Manabu Kinoshita Source Type: research