Saturday, February 18, 2017

Association of Collateral Blood Vessels Detected by Arterial Spin Labeling Magnetic Resonance Imaging With Neurological Outcome After Ischemic Stroke

So fucking what? This doesn't help your recovery on bit. God, the stupidity out there.
http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/2601227
JAMA Neurol. Published online February 13, 2017. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.4491
Key Points
Question  Are intracranial collateral blood vessels, identified using arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imaging of the brain, associated with neurologic outcome after acute ischemic stroke?
Findings  In a cohort study of 38 patients with acute ischemic stroke, collaterals on arterial spin labeling were associated with better neurologic outcome at hospital discharge, both in unadjusted and adjusted analyses.
Meaning  This novel association between arterial spin labeling MRI collaterals and improved neurologic outcome may help guide prognosis and management, particularly in patients who are unable to undergo contrast-based radiological studies.
Abstract
Importance  Robust collateral blood vessels have been associated with better neurologic outcome following acute ischemic stroke (AIS). The most commonly used methods for identifying collaterals are contrast-based angiographic imaging techniques, which are not possible in all patients after AIS.
Objective  To assess the association between the presence of collateral vessels identified using arterial spin labeling (ASL) magnetic resonance imaging, a technique that does not require exogenous administration of contrast, and neurologic outcome in patients after AIS.
Design, Setting, and Participants  This retrospective cohort study examined 38 patients after AIS admitted to a tertiary academic medical center between 2012 and 2014 who underwent MRI with ASL.
Main Outcomes and Measures  According to a prespecified hypothesis, ASL images were graded for the presence of collaterals by 2 neuroradiologists. Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores at discharge and other composite data were abstracted from the medical record by a neurologist blinded to radiologic data.
Results  Of the 38 patients, 19 (50.0%) were male, and the mean (SD) age was 61 (20) years. In 25 of 38 patients (65.8%), collaterals were detected using ASL, which were significantly associated with both a good outcome (mRS score of 0-2 at discharge; P = .02) and a 1-point decrease in mRS score at discharge (odds ratio, 6.4; 95% CI, 1.7-23.4; P  = .005). In a multivariable ordinal logistic regression model, controlling for admission National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score, history of atrial fibrillation, premorbid mRS score, and stroke parent artery status, there was a strong association between the presence of ASL collaterals and a 1-point decrease in the mRS score at discharge (odds ratio, 5.1; 95% CI, 1.2-22.1; P = .03).
Conclusions and Relevance  Following AIS, the presence of ASL collaterals is strongly associated with better neurological outcome at hospital discharge. This novel association between ASL collaterals and improved neurologic outcome may help guide prognosis and management, particularly in patients who are unable to undergo contrast-based radiological studies.

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