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ArticleBrain and behavior2023

Major complications associated with unfavorable outcome in right-sided large hemisphere infarctions: A single-center study.

Jie Li, Ping Zhang, Hong Chen, Yingying Liu, Xingrong Luo, Ju Zhou, Chun Wang

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  1. The value of electroencephalography features in the prognostic evaluation of large hemispheric infarction patients at different time intervals.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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Jie LiDepartment of Neurology, People's Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-9575-4232
Ping ZhangDepartment of Neurology, People's Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, P. R. China.
Hong ChenDepartment of Neurology, People's Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, P. R. China.
Yingying LiuDepartment of Neurology, People's Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-5026-3464
Xingrong LuoDepartment of Neurology, People's Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, P. R. China.
Ju ZhouDepartment of Neurology, People's Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, P. R. China.
Chun WangDepartment of Neurology, People's Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, P. R. China.
Fuyang City People's Hospital · CN

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Abstract

objectivesTo identify the major complications independently associated with unfavorable outcomes in right-sided large hemisphere infarction (RLHI) patients.

methodsWe retrospectively enrolled consecutive patients admitted within 24 h with the diagnosis of RLHI. The unfavorable outcome was defined as a modified Rankin Scale score of 4-6 at 3 months. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify the major complications independently associated with 3-month unfavorable outcomes.

resultsOf the 171 cases with RLHI included, 126 (73.7%) had unfavorable outcomes at 3 months: A total of 64 (37.4%) cases died, and 62 (36.3%) lived with severe disability. Stroke-related complications occurred in 168 (98.2%) patients during hospitalization. The five most common stroke-related complications were pulmonary infection (75.4%), electrolyte disorder (61.4%), hypoalbuminemia (49.1%), malignant brain edema (MBE) (48.5%), and hemorrhagic transformation (48.0%). RLHI patients with unfavorable outcomes had more frequent MBE (58.7% vs. 21.4%, p < .001), pulmonary infection (86.5% vs. 42.9%, p < .001), gastrointestinal bleeding (46.8% vs. 28.6%, p = .038), electrolyte disorder (68.3% vs. 40.5%, p = .001), acute renal failure (32.5% vs. 4.8%, p < .001), and hypoalbuminemia (61.1% vs. 11.9%, p < .001) than patients with favorable outcome. Multivariate analyses suggested that only MBE (adjusted OR 4.06, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.14-14.48, p = .031), pulmonary infection (adjusted OR 4.69, 95%CI 1.48-14.85, p = .009), and hypoalbuminemia (adjusted OR 6.58, 95%CI 1.74-24.86, p = .005) were independently associated with 3-month unfavorable outcome in patients with RLHI.

conclusionsMost of the RLHI patients have at least one stroke-related complication during hospitalization, and nearly three-quarters suffered unfavorable outcomes. Only MBE, pulmonary infection, and hypoalbuminemia are independently associated with 3-month unfavorable outcome.

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HypoalbuminemiaStrokeElectrolytesHumansInfarctionRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeElectrolytescomplicationlarge hemispheric infarctionoutcomeright hemisphere

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