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ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2019

Convexal subarachnoid hemorrhage and acute ischemic stroke: a border zone matter?

Alessandro Introna, Domenico Maria Mezzapesa, Marco Petruzzellis, Mariantonietta Savarese, Luigi Chiumarulo, Domenico Sergio Zimatore, Franca Dicuonzo, Isabella Laura Simone

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Article in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alessandro IntronaNeurology Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70100, Bari, Italy. ale.introna@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3141-6442
Domenico Maria MezzapesaNeurology Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70100, Bari, Italy.
Marco PetruzzellisNeurology Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70100, Bari, Italy.
Mariantonietta SavareseNeurology Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70100, Bari, Italy.
Luigi ChiumaruloNeuroradiology Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy.
Domenico Sergio ZimatoreNeuroradiology Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy.
Franca DicuonzoNeuroradiology Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy.
Isabella Laura SimoneNeurology Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sense Organs, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70100, Bari, Italy.
University of Bari Aldo Moro · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundConvexal subarachnoid hemorrhage (c-SAH) is an infrequent condition with variable causes. c-SAH concomitant to acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is even less frequent, and the relationship between the two conditions remains unclear.

methodsBetween January 2016 and January 2018, we treated four patients who were referred to our stroke unit with ischemic stroke and concomitant nontraumatic c-SAH. The patients underwent an extensive diagnostic workup, including digital subtraction angiography (DSA).

resultsAll four patients developed acute focal neurological symptoms with restricted MRI diffusion in congruent areas. In three of the patients, infarcts were in a border zone between the main cerebral arteries and c-SAH was nearby. The fourth patient showed a small cortical infarct, and c-SAH was in a border zone territory of the contralateral hemisphere. An embolic source was discovered or strongly suspected in all cases. One patient was treated with intravenous thrombolysis, but this treatment was not related to c-SAH. None of the four patients showed microbleeds or further cortical siderosis, thus excluding cerebral amyloid angiopathy. In addition, DSA did not show signs of vasculitis, reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome, or intracranial arterial dissection.

conclusionsWe proposed the embolism or hemodynamic changes of the border zone arterioles as a unifying pathogenetic hypothesis of coexisting c-SAH and AIS.

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AdultAgedAngiography, Digital SubtractionBrainBrain IschemiaCerebral AngiographyCerebral ArteriesDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingHumansMaleStrokeSubarachnoid HemorrhageBorder zone infarctsConvexal subarachnoid hemorrhageEmbolism

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