Association of Acute Incidental Cerebral Microinfarcts With Subsequent Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Cancer: A Population-Based Study.
Jonathan NaftaliRani BarneaAvi LeaderRuth EliahouKeshet PardoAssaf TolkovskyVadim HasminskiGuy RaphaeliSivan BlochTzippy ShochatWalid SalibaEitan AurielPublished in: Neurology (2024)
Acute incidental CMI on brain MRI in patients with active cancer is associated with an increased risk of near-future ischemic stroke or TIA and mortality. This finding might suggest that randomly detected acute incidental CMI in patients with cancer may guide primary cerebrovascular risk prevention and etiologic workup.
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