Pathogenic Ischemic Stroke Phenotypes in the NINDS-Stroke Genetics Network [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— This study demonstrates that pathogenic subtypes can be determined with good reliability in studies that include investigators with different expertise and background, institutions with different stroke evaluation protocols and geographic location, and patient populations with different epidemiological characteristics. The discordance between phenotypic and causative stroke subtypes highlights the fact that the presence of an abnormality in a patient with stroke does not necessarily mean that it is the cause of stroke.

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Source: Stroke - November 24, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Ay, H., Arsava, E. M., Andsberg, G., Benner, T., Brown, R. D., Chapman, S. N., Cole, J. W., Delavaran, H., Dichgans, M., Engstrom, G., Giralt-Steinhauer, E., Grewal, R. P., Gwinn, K., Jern, C., Jimenez-Conde, J., Jood, K., Katsnelson, M., Kissela, B., Kit Tags: CT and MRI, Echocardiography, Acute Cerebral Infarction, Carotid Stenosis, Cerebral Lacunes, Embolic stroke, Epidemiology Clinical Sciences Source Type: research