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ArticleFrontiers in physiology2021

Investigating the Association of Wallerian Degeneration and Diaschisis After Ischemic Stroke With BOLD Cerebrovascular Reactivity.

C H B van Niftrik, M Sebök, G Muscas, S Wegener, A R Luft, C Stippich, L Regli, J Fierstra

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Article in Frontiers in physiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

C H B van NiftrikDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
M SebökDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
G MuscasDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
S WegenerClinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
A R LuftClinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
C StippichClinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
L RegliDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
J FierstraDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
University Hospital of Zurich · CHUniversity of Zurich · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionWallerian degeneration and diaschisis are considered separate remote entities following ischemic stroke. They may, however, share common neurophysiological denominators, since they are both related to disruption of fiber tracts and brain atrophy over time. Therefore, with advanced multimodal neuroimaging, we investigate Wallerian degeneration and its association with diaschisis.

methodsIn order to determine different characteristics of Wallerian degeneration, we conducted examinations on seventeen patients with chronic unilateral ischemic stroke and persisting large vessel occlusion, conducting high-resolution anatomical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and blood oxygenation-level dependent cerebrovascular reactivity (BOLD-CVR) tests, as well as Diamox

resultsWallerian degeneration, found in 8 (47%) subjects, had a strong association with ipsilateral thalamic volume reduction (

conclusionWe show a strong association between Wallerian degeneration and ipsilateral thalamic diaschisis, indicating a structural pathophysiological relationship.

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blood oxygenation-level dependentcerebrovascular reactivitydiaschisisfunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)H2O–PETWallerian degeneration

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