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ArticleBrain and behavior2020

Relation of infarction location and volume to vertigo in vertebrobasilar stroke.

Ahmed Mohamed Elhfnawy, Mervat Abd El-Raouf, Jens Volkmann, Felix Fluri, Doaa Elsalamawy

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Article in Brain and behavior, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ahmed Mohamed ElhfnawyDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9800-7830
Mervat Abd El-RaoufDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-4230-0928
Jens VolkmannDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9570-593X
Felix FluriDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2595-5431
Doaa ElsalamawyDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-1839-5691
Alexandria University · EGUniversitätsklinikum Würzburg · DEEssen University Hospital · DE

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German Research Foundation (DFG)University of Wuerzburg
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveVertigo is a common presentation of vertebrobasilar stroke. Anecdotal reports have shown that vertigo occurs more often in multiple than in single brainstem or cerebellar infarctions. We examined the relation between the location and volume of infarction and vertigo in patients with vertebrobasilar stroke.

methodsConsecutive patients with vertebrobasilar stroke were prospectively recruited. The infarction location and volume were assessed in the diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging.

resultsFifty-nine patients were included, 32 (54.2%) with vertigo and 27 (45.8%) without vertigo. The infarction volume did not correlate with National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score on admission (Spearman ρ = .077, p = .56) but correlated with modified Rankin Scale (ρ = .37, p = .004) on discharge. In the vertigo group, the proportion of men was lower (53.1% vs. 77.8%, p = .049), fewer patients had focal neurological deficits (65.6% vs. 96.3%, p = .004), patients tended to present later (median [IQR] was 7.5 [4-46] vs. 4 [2-12] hours, p = .052), numerically fewer patients received intravenous thrombolysis (15.6% vs. 37%, p = .06), and the total infarction volume was larger (5.6 vs. 0.42 cm

conclusionInfarction location in the cerebellum and/or dorsal brainstem is an independent predictor of vertigo. Furthermore, larger infarction volume in these structures is associated with vertigo. A considerable proportion of patients with vascular vertigo present without focal neurological deficits posing a diagnostic challenge. National Institute of Health Stroke Scale is not sensitive for vertebrobasilar stroke.

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AgedAtrial FibrillationBrain InfarctionDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedStrokeVertigobrain stemcerebelluminfarction volumestrokevertebrobasilar insufficiencyvertigo

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