ArticleJournal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association2025
Extensive ischemic change on stroke presentation is uncommon: A population-based study.
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backgroundAcute ischemic stroke (AIS) treatment and prognosis depend on the extent of ischemia sustained at time of presentation. The Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) is used for anterior circulation stroke triage and decision making. We sought to determine the distribution of baseline ASPECTS at a population level.
methodsClinical imaging was collected from hospitalized AIS patients ascertained in a metropolitan population of 1.3 million as part of the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Study. Patients presenting to an emergency department (ED) in 2015 within 24 hours of anterior circulation ischemic stroke were included. Events were excluded if last known normal (LKN) was unavailable, occurred in the inpatient setting, if CTH was unavailable, or if a previous ischemic event was already adjudicated during the study period. Blinded central neuroradiologists evaluated presenting ASPECTS. National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score ≥6 was used as a surrogate for large vessel occlusion, as routine baseline vessel imaging was performed inconsistently during the 2015 study period.
resultsAmong 1,518 events of AIS presenting within 24 hours of LKN, 949 were anterior circulation first-time events with baseline ASPECTS status available, of which 520 (55 %) had baseline vessel imaging. Among these 949 patients (mean age 71 [SD 14] years, median ED arrival time 5.2 [IQR 1.3-13.2] hours, median NIHSS 4 [IQR 1-9]), 920 (96.9 %) had an ASPECTS ≥6, of which 844 had ASPECTS 9-10. Of the 373 patients with a NIHSS ≥6 at presentation, 344 (92.2 %) had an ASPECTS ≥6. Of the 150 patients presenting with NIHSS ≥6 beyond 6 hours of LKN time, 129 (86.0 %) had an ASPECTS ≥6.
conclusionsIn our population, most patients presenting within 24 hours of LKN had ASPECTS ≥6. Even in patients with NIHSS ≥6, only 14 % of patients presenting in the extended time window had ASPECTS <6. These results can inform resource utilization and clinical trial design.
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