BACKGROUND: Growing evidence suggests that white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are implicated in stroke recurrence and mortality, and their location can be a critical factor. This study evaluated the impact of periventricular WMHs (PVWMHs) and subcortical WMHs (SWMHs) on poststroke functional outcomes. METHODS: Brain MRI was performed on 187 acute ischemic stroke patients (57.8% male; mean age = 64.3 years) recruited from the Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital from February 2007 to January 2008. A Fazekas score >or=2 in the periventrcular or subcortical white matter was taken as presence of WMHs. Demographic data and risk factors for stroke were assessed. Functional stroke outcomes were evaluated 30 days after stroke using the Barthel Index (BI) and the modifiedRankin Scale (mRS). RESULTS: WMHs were inversely linked to favorable functional outcome measured by mRS (p = 0.001) and BI (p = 0.003). Evaluating different locations, PVWMHs were associated with unfavorable functional outcomes (p = 0.002, mRS; p = 0.001, BI). SWMHs were related to mRS (p = 0.026) but not BI (p = 0.069). After controlling other stroke risk factors, infarct volumes and initial stroke severity, PVWMHs were a significant indicator for both mRS (OR = 2.76; 95% CI = 1.03-7.40) and BI (OR = 3.07; 95% CI = 1.13-8.40), but SWMHs were not. CONCLUSIONS: Unfavorable functional stroke outcome is associated with MRI WMHs. In terms of location, PVWMHs but not SWMHs are related to functional stroke outcome.
BACKGROUND: Growing evidence suggests that white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are implicated in stroke recurrence and mortality, and their location can be a critical factor. This study evaluated the impact of periventricular WMHs (PVWMHs) and subcortical WMHs (SWMHs) on poststroke functional outcomes. METHODS: Brain MRI was performed on 187 acute ischemic strokepatients (57.8% male; mean age = 64.3 years) recruited from the Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital from February 2007 to January 2008. A Fazekas score >or=2 in the periventrcular or subcortical white matter was taken as presence of WMHs. Demographic data and risk factors for stroke were assessed. Functional stroke outcomes were evaluated 30 days after stroke using the Barthel Index (BI) and the modifiedRankin Scale (mRS). RESULTS: WMHs were inversely linked to favorable functional outcome measured by mRS (p = 0.001) and BI (p = 0.003). Evaluating different locations, PVWMHs were associated with unfavorable functional outcomes (p = 0.002, mRS; p = 0.001, BI). SWMHs were related to mRS (p = 0.026) but not BI (p = 0.069). After controlling other stroke risk factors, infarct volumes and initial stroke severity, PVWMHs were a significant indicator for both mRS (OR = 2.76; 95% CI = 1.03-7.40) and BI (OR = 3.07; 95% CI = 1.13-8.40), but SWMHs were not. CONCLUSIONS: Unfavorable functional stroke outcome is associated with MRI WMHs. In terms of location, PVWMHs but not SWMHs are related to functional stroke outcome.
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