Intraluminal Thrombus, Intraplaque Hemorrhage, Plaque Thickness, and Current Smoking Optimally Predict Carotid Stroke [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— After excluding patients with noncarotid plaque stroke sources, optimal discrimination of carotid-source stroke was obtained with intraluminal thrombus, IPH, plaque thickness, and smoking history but not ulceration and stenosis.

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Source: Stroke - December 22, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: McNally, J. S., McLaughlin, M. S., Hinckley, P. J., Treiman, S. M., Stoddard, G. J., Parker, D. L., Treiman, G. S. Tags: CT and MRI, Carotid Stenosis, Embolic stroke, Risk Factors for Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research