Modifiable Vascular Risk Factors in Patients with Cerebral and Spinal Cavernous Malformations: A Complete Ten-Year Follow-Up Study.
Steffen RauscherAlejandro Nicolas SantosHanah Hadice GullLaurèl RauschenbachBixia ChenBörge SchmidtCornelius DeuschlArnau BenetRamazan JabbarliKarsten Henning WredeAdrian M SiegelMichael LawtonUlrich SurePhilipp DammannPublished in: European journal of neurology (2023)
The probability of hemorrhage in untreated CNS CM patients increases progressively within a decade of follow-up. None of the modifiable vascular risk factors showed strong indication for an influence on hemorrhage risk, but our findings may suggest a more aggressive course in patients with active nicotine abuse or suffering from diabetes.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- end stage renal disease
- type diabetes
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- cardiovascular disease
- spinal cord
- prognostic factors
- blood brain barrier
- patient reported outcomes
- spinal cord injury
- smoking cessation
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- brain injury
- insulin resistance
- patient reported