Infarction Distribution Pattern in Acute Stroke May Predict the Extent of Leptomeningeal Collaterals.

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the distribution pattern of early ischemic changes in the initial MRI allows a practical method for estimating leptomeningeal collateralization in acute ischemic stroke (AIS).Seventy-four patients with AIS underwent MRI followed by conventional angiogram...

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Main Authors: Rajeev Kumar Verma, Jan Gralla, Pascal Pedro Klinger-Gratz, Adrian Schankath, Simon Jung, Pasquale Mordasini, Christoph Zubler, Marcel Arnold, Monika Buehlmann, Matthias F Lang, Marwan El-Koussy, Kety Hsieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4556517?pdf=render