High prevalence of intracranial arterial stenosis among acute ischemic stroke patients in a Brazilian center: a transcranial color-coded duplex sonography study.
Letícia Januzi de Almeida RochaMaria Clara Zanon ZotinRenata da Silva Almeida SantosMilena Carvalho LibardiMillene Rodrigues CamiloClara Monteiro Antunes BarreiraPedro Telles Cougo PintoSuleimy Cristina MazinDaniel Giansante AbudOctavio Marques Pontes NetoPublished in: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (2024)
We found significant ICAS in approximately ⅓ of patients admitted with symptoms of AIS or TIA in a public tertiary academic stroke center in Brazil. The TCCS is an accessible and noninvasive technique that can be used to investigate the presence of moderate and severe ICAS, especially in patients who cannot be exposed to more invasive exams, such as the use of intravenous contrast agents.
Keyphrases
- acute ischemic stroke
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- mental health
- atrial fibrillation
- contrast enhanced
- high dose
- magnetic resonance imaging
- patient reported outcomes
- physical activity
- computed tomography
- sleep quality
- medical students
- brain injury
- adverse drug
- optical coherence tomography
- cerebral blood flow