Early Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption in Ischemic Stroke Initiates Multifocally Around Capillaries/Venules [Basic Sciences]

Conclusions—Early BBBD in focal cerebral ischemia initiates multifocally in the distal capillary and venular bed of the cerebral microvasculature. It is closely associated with perimicrovascular vasogenic edema and microglial activation and predicts the extent of final infarction.

Source: Stroke - May 25, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Angelika Hoffmann, Tassilo Dege, Reiner Kunze, Anne–Sophie Ernst, Holger Lorenz, Laura–Ines Bohler, Thomas Korff, Hugo H. Marti, Sabine Heiland, Martin Bendszus, Xavier Helluy, Mirko Pham Tags: Biomarkers, Vascular Biology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Blood-Brain Barrier, Ischemic Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research