Post-stroke blood-brain barrier disruption predicts poor outcome in patients enrolled in the ACTION study.

Richard LeighEmi HitomiR Matthew HutchisonJacob Elkins

Published in: Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging (2021)

With sufficient image quality, elevated BBPI measured in the days after an ischemic event is predictive of worse functional outcome and may serve as a biomarker for post-stroke inflammation.

Keyphrases

blood brain barrier
image quality
end stage renal disease
cerebral ischemia

ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
computed tomography
chronic kidney disease

oxidative stress
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
magnetic resonance imaging

patient reported outcomes
ischemia reperfusion injury
magnetic resonance
brain injury