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ArticleStroke and vascular neurology2024

In patients who had a stroke or TIA, enlarged perivascular spaces in basal ganglia may cause future haemorrhagic strokes.

Yu Tian, Mengxing Wang, Yuesong Pan, Xia Meng, Xingquan Zhao, Liping Liu, Yongjun Wang, Yilong Wang

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Article in Stroke and vascular neurology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Yu TianDepartment of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9325-7769
Mengxing WangDepartment of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yuesong PanDepartment of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xia MengDepartment of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xingquan ZhaoDepartment of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8345-5147
Liping LiuDepartment of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yongjun WangDepartment of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9976-2341
Yilong WangDepartment of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China yilong528@aliyun.com.ORCID 0000-0002-3267-0039
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIt remains unclear whether enlarged perivascular spaces (EPVS) predict poor clinical outcomes in patients with acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) or transient ischaemic attack (TIA).

methodData were obtained from the Third China National Stroke Registry study. We estimated EPVS in basal ganglia (BG) and centrum semiovale (CSO) using a semiquantified scale (Grade from 0 to 4). Using Cox and logistic regression analyses, the associations of EPVS with 3-month and 1-year adverse outcomes (including recurrent stroke, ischaemic stroke, haemorrhagic stroke, combined vascular event, disability and mortality) were explored. Sensitivity analyses of any association of cerebral small vessel disease at baseline and development of a small arterial occlusion (SAO) were conducted.

resultAmong 12 603 patients with AIS/TIA, median age was 61.7±11.6 years, and 68.2% were men. After adjusting for all potential confounders, frequent-to-severe BG-EPVS was associated with a decreased risk of recurrent ischaemic stroke (HR 0.71, 95% CI 0.55 to 0.92, p=0.01) but an increased risk of haemorrhagic stroke (HR 1.99, 95% CI 1.11 to 3.58, p=0.02) at 1 year after AIS/TIA, compared with none-to-mild BG-EPVS. Patients with frequent-to-severe CSO-EPVS had a decreased risk of disability (OR 0.76, 95% CI 0.62 to 0.92, p=0.004) and all-cause death (HR 0.55, 95% CI 0.31 to 0.98, p=0.04) within 3-month but not 1-year follow-ups, compared with those with none-to-mild BG-EPVS. Sensitivity analyses showed that both BG-EPVS (HR 0.43, 95% CI 0.21 to 0.87, p=0.02) and CSO-EPVS (HR 0.58, 95% CI 0.35 to 0.95, p=0.03) were associated with a decreased risk of subsequent ischaemic stroke in patients with SAO during 1-year follow-up.

conclusionBG-EPVS increased the risk of haemorrhagic stroke in patients already with AIS/TIA within 1 year. Therefore, caution is recommended when selecting antithrombotic agents for secondary stroke prevention in patients with AIS/TIA and more severe BG-EPVS.

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Brain IschemiaHemorrhagic StrokeIschemic Attack, TransientIschemic StrokeStrokeAgedBasal GangliaFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle Agedenlarged eprivascular spaceshemorrhagic strokeMagnetic Resonance ImagingStroketransient ischemic attack

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