Cotinine levels influence the risk of rupture of brain aneurysms.

Paolo Missori Diana Aguiar de SousaAngela AmbrosoneAntonio CurràSergio PaoliniGiorgio IncarboneElena AmabileFrancesco BiraschiFrancesco Diana Simone Peschillo

Published in: Acta neurologica Scandinavica (2022)

Our results suggest that high cotinine levels in smokers with brain aneurysm are significantly associated with high rupture risk, independently of smoker status, age, and sex.

Keyphrases

resting state
white matter
functional connectivity
coronary artery
smoking cessation
cerebral ischemia
brain injury
blood brain barrier
subarachnoid hemorrhage