Alessandro Stecco1, Martina Quagliozzi2, Eleonora Soligo2, Andrea Naldi3, Alessia Cassarà2, Lorenzo Coppo3, Roberta Rosso4, Angelo Sante Bongo4, Paola Amatuzzo2, Francesco Buemi2, Elena Guenzi2, Alessandro Carriero2. 1. Neuroradiology Unit, Radiology Department, "Maggiore della Carità" Hospital, University of Eastern Piedmont, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100, Novara, Italy. a.stecco@libero.it. 2. Radiology Department, "Maggiore della Carità" Hospital, University of Eastern Piedmont, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100, Novara, Italy. 3. Neurology Department, "Maggiore della Carità" Hospital, University of Eastern Piedmont, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100, Novara, Italy. 4. Cardiology Department, "Maggiore della Carità" Hospital, University of Eastern Piedmont, Corso Mazzini 18, 28100, Novara, Italy.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The aim of this retrospective study was to map the specific ischemic lesion patterns of distribution in patent foramen ovale-related stroke (PFO-stroke) and atrial fibrillation-related stroke (AF-stroke) in patients with idiopatic ischemic stroke. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 750 ischaemic strokes were screened on basis of diagnostic imaging and tests: patients with known causes were excluded. 171 patients with unknown cause were selected and divided in two groups: AF-stroke (43 patients) and PFO-stroke (128 patients). Vascular territories of ischemic involvement were divided into four classes in each group: the anterior cerebral artery, the middle cerebral artery, the vertebro-cerebral artery (including the posterior cerebral artery) and multisite (MS) involvement. RESULTS: Infarcts in vertebro-basilar territory and multisite represented each one about 32% of infarcts in PFO-stroke group and their involvement are more frequent than AF-stroke group (p = 0.03). Ischemic lesions in PFO-group were predominantly cortical (34.3%), and in AF-group cortical-subcortical (60.4%). Multisite pattern of ischemic lesion was more frequent in patients with severe degree of right to left shunts (37.5%). CONCLUSION: In clinical practice, PFO may be considered a cause of cortical stroke on the basis of radiological findings, when VB vascular territory or MS brain involvement is present in younger patients (<50 age).
PURPOSE: The aim of this retrospective study was to map the specific ischemic lesion patterns of distribution in patent foramen ovale-related stroke (PFO-stroke) and atrial fibrillation-related stroke (AF-stroke) in patients with idiopatic ischemic stroke. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 750 ischaemic strokes were screened on basis of diagnostic imaging and tests: patients with known causes were excluded. 171 patients with unknown cause were selected and divided in two groups: AF-stroke (43 patients) and PFO-stroke (128 patients). Vascular territories of ischemic involvement were divided into four classes in each group: the anterior cerebral artery, the middle cerebral artery, the vertebro-cerebral artery (including the posterior cerebral artery) and multisite (MS) involvement. RESULTS:Infarcts in vertebro-basilar territory and multisite represented each one about 32% of infarcts in PFO-stroke group and their involvement are more frequent than AF-stroke group (p = 0.03). Ischemic lesions in PFO-group were predominantly cortical (34.3%), and in AF-group cortical-subcortical (60.4%). Multisite pattern of ischemic lesion was more frequent in patients with severe degree of right to left shunts (37.5%). CONCLUSION: In clinical practice, PFO may be considered a cause of cortical stroke on the basis of radiological findings, when VB vascular territory or MS brain involvement is present in younger patients (<50 age).
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