Microbleeds, Cerebral Hemorrhage, and Functional Outcome After Endovascular Thrombectomy.
Journal
Neurology
ISSN: 1526-632X
Titre abrégé: Neurology
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0401060
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
30 03 2021
30 03 2021
Historique:
received:
15
02
2020
accepted:
23
12
2020
pubmed:
27
1
2021
medline:
13
4
2021
entrez:
26
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To determine whether pretreatment cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) presence and burden are correlated with an increased risk of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) or poor functional outcome following endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Consecutive patients treated by EVT for anterior circulation AIS were retrospectively analyzed. Experienced neuroradiologists blinded to functional outcomes rated CMBs on T2*-MRI using a validated scale. We investigated associations of CMB presence and burden with ICH and poor clinical outcome at 3 months (modified Rankin Scale score >2). Among 513 patients, 281 (54.8%) had a poor outcome and 89 (17.3%) had ≥1 CMBs. A total of 190 (37%) patients experienced ICH; 66 (12.9%) were symptomatic. CMB burden was associated with poor outcome in a univariable analysis (odds ratio [OR], 1.18; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.03-1.36 per 1-CMB increase; Poor functional outcome or ICH were not correlated with CMB presence or burden on pre-EVT MRI after adjustment for confounding factors. Excluding such patients from reperfusion therapies is unwarranted. This study provides Class II evidence that in patients with AIS undergoing EVT, after adjustment for confounding factors, the presence of CMBs is not significantly associated with clinical outcome or the risk of ICH.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33495380
pii: WNL.0000000000011566
doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000011566
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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