Prevalence of non-stenotic vulnerable carotid plaques in embolic stroke of undetermined source.

Alessandro GiuricinCostanza Maria RapilloFrancesco ArbaIvano LombardoMartina SpertiGiulia Domna ScrimaEnrico FainardiPatrizia NenciniMascia NesiCristina Sarti

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2024)

Our data suggest that plaques ipsilateral to stroke seem to be more frequently vulnerable and consequently more prone to embolization. Prospective data are needed to clarify the causal role of NSTEPS in ESUS.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
electronic health record
big data
risk factors
machine learning
data analysis
blood brain barrier
subarachnoid hemorrhage