Vaibhav Rastogi1, Damon G Lamb2, John B Williamson2, Thor S Stead1, Rachel Penumudi1, Sharathchandra Bidari3, Latha Ganti4, Kenneth M Heilman2, Vishnumurthy S Hedna5. 1. Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States. 2. Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States; Malcom Randall VAMC, Gainesville, FL 32608, United States. 3. Department of Radiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States. 4. Lake City VAMC, NF/SGVHS, Lake City, FL 32025-5808, United States. 5. Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States. Electronic address: v.hedna@neurology.ufl.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We recently reported that left versus right hemisphere cerebral infarctions patients more frequently have worse outcomes. However our clinical experience led us to suspect that the incidence of malignant middle cerebral artery infarctions (MMCA) was higher in the right compared to the left hemispheric strokes. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether laterality in MMCA stroke is an important determinant of stroke sequelae. METHODS: A systematic search was performed for publications in PubMed using "malignant middle cerebral artery and infarction". A total of 73 relevant studies were abstracted. RESULTS: MMCA laterality data were available for 2673 patients, with 1687 (63%) right hemispheric involvement, thus right being more commonly associated with MMCA (binomial test, p<0.05). While mortality rates were similar, right hemispheric MMCA (n=271) had mortality of 31% (n=85) whereas left hemispheric MMCA (n=144) had mortality of 36% (n=53), morbidity rates were worse on the right. CONCLUSION: MMCA stroke appears to be more common on the right, and this laterality is also associated with significantly higher morbidity. Further prospective studies are needed to more completely understand the nature of this laterality as well as test possible new treatments to reduce mortality and morbidity associated with MMCA.
BACKGROUND: We recently reported that left versus right hemisphere cerebral infarctionspatients more frequently have worse outcomes. However our clinical experience led us to suspect that the incidence of malignant middle cerebral artery infarctions (MMCA) was higher in the right compared to the left hemispheric strokes. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether laterality in MMCA stroke is an important determinant of stroke sequelae. METHODS: A systematic search was performed for publications in PubMed using "malignant middle cerebral artery and infarction". A total of 73 relevant studies were abstracted. RESULTS: MMCA laterality data were available for 2673 patients, with 1687 (63%) right hemispheric involvement, thus right being more commonly associated with MMCA (binomial test, p<0.05). While mortality rates were similar, right hemispheric MMCA (n=271) had mortality of 31% (n=85) whereas left hemispheric MMCA (n=144) had mortality of 36% (n=53), morbidity rates were worse on the right. CONCLUSION:MMCA stroke appears to be more common on the right, and this laterality is also associated with significantly higher morbidity. Further prospective studies are needed to more completely understand the nature of this laterality as well as test possible new treatments to reduce mortality and morbidity associated with MMCA.
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