Total small vessel disease score and functional outcomes following acute intracerebral hemorrhage

Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs), lacunar infarctions, periventricular hyperintensities (PVH), and deep white matter hyperintensities (DWMH) are markers of intrinsic brain damage. Recent studies have suggested that the total small vessel disease (SVD) score, which integrates all individual SVD markers, may better represent the total brain burden than a single marker.1 In patients after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), each SVD marker is an independent predictor for poor prognosis2 –4; however, few studies have examined the association between functional disabilities and the global SVD burden.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 15, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Yoko Kimura, Kaori Miwa, Junji Takasugi, Naoki Oyama, Kenichi Todo, Manabu Sakaguchi, Hideki Mochizuki, Tsutomu Sasaki Source Type: research