Deep medullary vein damage correlates with small vessel disease in small vessel occlusion acute ischemic stroke.
Xueyang WangJinhao LyuQi DuanChenxi LiJiayu HuangZhihua MengXiaoyan WuWen ChenGuohua WangQingliang NiuXin LiYitong BianDan HanWeiting GuoShuai YangXiangbing BianYina LanLiuxian WangTingyang ZhangCaohui DuanXin Lounull nullPublished in: European radiology (2024)
• The damage to the deep medullary vein may be one mechanism of cerebral small vessel disease. • Severe burden of the basal ganglia perivascular space and cerebral microbleed is closely associated with significant impairment to the deep medullary vein. • The deep medullary vein damage score may reflect a risk of added vascular damage in small vessel occlusion acute ischemic stroke patients.