ArticleFrontiers in neurology2022
Pre-Existing Non-Disabling Encephalomalacia Confers Risk to Stroke Outcomes After Endovascular Treatment.
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backgroundPatients with previous stroke episodes tend to have poor outcomes after an endovascular treatment (EVT). Encephalomalacia (EM) is an objective indicator of previous strokes but has not been systematically investigated. The fundamental aim of this exploration is to investigate the effects of a pre-existing non-disabling EM on clinical outcomes after EVT.
methodsConsecutive patients undergoing an EVT due to the anterior circulation large vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes were enrolled in the study. The pre-existing EM was defined as the focal hypodense lesions (≥ 3 mm in maximum diameter) on a non-contrast cranial CT using axial images before EVT. The primary outcome was the 90-day functional assessment using the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score. The safety outcome was the incidence of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH) defined as any hemorrhage within 24 h after an EVT, which is responsible for an increase of ≥ 4 points in the score of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS).
resultsOf the 433 patients analyzed in this investigation, a pre-existing non-disabling EM was observed in 106 (24.5%) patients. After adjusting for potential confounding factors, patients with contralateral EM (OR = 2.68, 95% CI = 1.13-6.31;
conclusionsA pre-existing non-disabling EM is common and safe in patients undergoing EVT. However, a contralateral EM and the large size of EM may predict an unfavorable outcome at 90 days, which should receive more attention before EVT.
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