Admission Insular Infarction >25% Is the Strongest Predictor of Large Mismatch Loss in Proximal Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— Admission insular infarction >25% is the strongest predictor of large mismatch loss in this cohort of proximal middle cerebral artery occlusive stroke. This outcome marker may help to identify treatment-eligible patients who are in greatest need of rapid reperfusion therapy.

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/short/44/11/3084?rss=1

Source: Stroke - October 21, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Kamalian, S., Kemmling, A., Borgie, R. C., Morais, L. T., Payabvash, S., Franceschi, A. M., Kamalian, S., Yoo, A. J., Furie, K. L., Lev, M. H. Tags: Acute Cerebral Infarction, Computerized tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinical Sciences Source Type: research