Impact of MCA stenosis on the early outcome in acute ischemic stroke patients.

BACKGROUND:Asians have higher frequency of intracranial arterial stenosis. The present study aimed to compare the clinical features and outcomes of ischemic stroke patients with and without middle cerebral artery (MCA) stenosis, assessed by transcranial sonography (TCS), based on the Taiwan Stroke R...

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Main Authors: Jiann-Shing Jeng, Fang-I Hsieh, Hsu-Ling Yeh, Wei-Hung Chen, Hou-Chang Chiu, Sung-Chun Tang, Chung-Hsiang Liu, Huey-Juan Lin, Shih-Pin Hsu, Yuk-Keung Lo, Lung Chan, Chih-Hung Chen, Ruey-Tay Lin, Yu-Wei Chen, Jiunn-Tay Lee, Chung-Hsin Yeh, Ming-Hui Sun, Ta-Chang Lai, Yu Sun, Mu-Chien Sun, Po-Lin Chen, Tsuey-Ru Chiang, Shinn-Kuang Lin, Bak-Sau Yip, Chin-I Chen, Chi-Huey Bai, Sien-Tsong Chen, Hung-Yi Chiou, Li-Ming Lien, Chung Y Hsu, Taiwan Stroke Registry Investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5384773?pdf=render