| Literature DB >> 34746419 |
Kim Wiegertjes1, Michelle G Jansen1, Wilmar Mt Jolink2, Marco Duering1,3,4, Emma A Koemans5, Floris Hbm Schreuder1, Anil M Tuladhar1, Marieke Jh Wermer5, Catharina Jm Klijn1, Frank-Erik de Leeuw1.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: It is unclear why cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) leads to lacunar stroke in some and to non-lobar intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in others. We investigated differences in MRI markers of SVD in patients with lacunar stroke or non-lobar ICH. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We included patients from two prospective cohort studies with either lacunar stroke (RUN DMC) or non-lobar ICH (FETCH). Differences in SVD markers (white matter hyperintensities [WMH], lacunes, cerebral microbleeds [CMB]) between groups were investigated with univariable tests; multivariable logistic regression analysis, adjusted for age, sex, and vascular risk factors; spatial correlation analysis and voxel-wise lesion symptom mapping.Entities:
Keywords: Magnetic resonance imaging; intracerebral hemorrhage; lacunar stroke; small vessel disease; stroke
Year: 2021 PMID: 34746419 PMCID: PMC8564151 DOI: 10.1177/23969873211031753
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur Stroke J ISSN: 2396-9873
Cohort characteristics and associations with lacunar stroke and non-lobar intracerebral hemorrhage.
| Lacunar stroke (N = 82) | Non-lobar ICH (N = 54) | Mean differences (95% CI) | Univariable OR (95% CI) | p-Value | Multivariable OR (95% CI) | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||||||
| Age at MRI, years, median [IQR] | 63 [57–72] | 66 [59–75] | 2.6 (–1.1; 6.6) | .198 | 0.95 (0.89; 1.01) | .092 | |
| Male sex, N (%) | 52 (63%) | 39 (73%) | 0.7 (0.3; 1.5) | .286 | 3.52 (1.26; 10.35) |
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| Vascular risk factors | |||||||
| Hypertension, N (%) | 66 (80%) | 32 (60%) | 2.8 (1.3; 6.2) |
| 6.72 (2.11; 24.76) |
| |
| Diabetes mellitus, N (%) | 15 (18%) | 8 (15%) | 1.3 (0.5; 3.4) | .597 | |||
| History of smoking, N (%) | 69 (84%) | 30 (57%) | 4.1 (1.8; 9.3) |
| 3.38 (1.13; 10.71) |
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| Alcohol overuse, N (%) | 27 (36%) | 15 (29%) | 1.4 (0.6; 3.0) | .429 | |||
| BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 27 ± 4 | 25 ± 5 | –1.2 (–2.8; 0.4) | .111 | |||
| MRI markers of SVD | |||||||
| WMH volume, % ICV, median [IQR] | 0.3 [0.1–0.8] | 0.4 [0.2–0.9] | 0.07 (–0.05; 0.2) | .227 | |||
| Presence of lacunes, N (%) | 36 (44%) | 9 (17%) | 3.7 (1.7–9.1) |
| 5.69 (1.66; 22.75) |
| |
| Presence of CMB, N (%) | 19 (23%) | 35 (67%) | 0.2 (0.1; 0.3) |
| 0.08 (0.02; 0.26) |
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| ICV, mL, mean (SD) | 1484 (146) | 1476 (166) | –7.7 (–67; 52) | .969 |
ICH: intracerebral hemorrhage; CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio; IQR: interquartile range; SD: standard deviation; BMI: body mass index; WMH: white matter hyperintensities; CMB: cerebral microbleeds; ICV: intracranial volume. Values represent median [IQR], N (%), or mean (SD). Information on history of smoking was missing in 1 (1%), alcohol overuse in 8 (6%), WMH volumes in 9 (7%), presence of lacunes in 2 (1%), CMB presence in 3 (2%), and ICV in 5 (4%) patients. Multivariable odd ratios and corresponding 95% confidence intervals represent results from the logistic regression analysis for lacunar stroke versus non-lobar intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) adjusted for age, sex, and vascular risk factors significant in univariate analysis.p-values (the significant ones are printed in bold).
Figure 1.Distribution of white matter hyperintensities in patients with lacunar stroke or non–lobar intracerebral hemorrhage. Frequency maps of white matter hyperintensities (WMH) superimposed on a MNI–152 0.5 mm template, where each voxel represents the percentage of individuals with a WMH in that voxel, as indicated by color–coded bars.
Lesion counts by lobar and non-lobar brain regions in patients with lacunar stroke or non-lobar intracerebral hemorrhage, with at least one lacune or cerebral microbleed.
| Lacunar stroke | Non-lobar ICH | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lacunes, N | |||
| Total | 70 | 10 | |
| Lobar | 51 (73%) | 8 (80%) | .423 |
| Non-Lobar | 19 (27%) | 2 (20%) | .206 |
| CMB, N | |||
| Total | 76 | 302 | |
| Lobar | 59 (78%) | 162 (54%) | .006 |
| Non-Lobar | 17 (22%) | 140 (46%) | .008 |
ICH: intracerebral hemorrhage; CMB: cerebral microbleeds. Values represent N (%). Lesion counts were compared between groups using univariate Mann–Whitney U tests.
Figure 2.Distribution of lacunes in patients with lacunar stroke or non–lobar intracerebral hemorrhage. Spherical maps of lacunes superimposed on a MNI–152 0.5 mm template with each sphere indicating a single lacune, colour–coding represents lobar (light blue) or non–lobar (dark blue) locations.
Figure 3.Distribution of cerebral microbleeds in patients with lacunar stroke or non–lobar intracerebral hemorrhage. Spherical maps of cerebral microbleeds superimposed on a MNI–152 0.5 mm template with each sphere indicating a single microbleed, colour–coding represents lobar (orange) or non–lobar (red) locations.