Pre-Existing Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Limits Early Recovery in Patients with Acute Lacunar Infarct

Background and Purpose: To assess whether neuroimaging markers of chronic cerebral small vessel disease (cSVDm) influence early recovery after acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Methods: Retrospective analysis of patients diagnosed with AIS and included in the Spanish Neurological Society Stroke Database. Inclusion criteria: (1) Brain MRI performed after acute stroke and (2) Premorbid modified Rankin scale (mRS)  = 0. Exclusion criteria: (1) Uncommon stroke etiologies, (2) AIS not confirmed on neuroimaging, or (3) Old territorial infarcts on neuroimaging.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 4, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Manuel G ómez-Choco, Juan José Mengual, Jon Rodríguez-Antigüedad, Martí Paré-Curell, Francisco Purroy, Ernest Palomeras, Blanca Fuentes, Xavier Ustrell, José Tembl, Manuel Rodríguez-Yañez, Mar Castellanos, Joan Martí-Fabregas, Joaquín Serena Source Type: research