Je-Woo Park, Joon-Tae Kim, Ji Sung Lee, Beom Joon Kim, Joonsang Yoo, Jung Hoon Han, Bum Joon Kim, Chi Kyung Kim, Jae Guk Kim, Sung Hyun Baik, Jong-Moo Park, Kyusik Kang, Soo Joo Lee, Hyungjong Park, Jae-Kwan Cha, Tai Hwan Park, Kyungbok Lee, Jun Lee, Keun-Sik Hong, Byung-Chul Lee, Dong-Eog Kim, Jay Chol Choi, Jee-Hyun Kwon, Dong-Ick Shin, Sung Il Sohn, Sang-Hwa Lee, Wi-Sun Ryu, Juneyoung Lee, Hee-Joon Bae
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The influence of imaging features of brain frailty on outcomes were investigated in acute ischemic stroke patients with minor symptoms and large-vessel occlusion (LVO). METHODS: This was a retrospective analysis of a prospective, multicenter, nationwide registry of consecutive patients with acute (within 24 h) minor (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score=0-5) ischemic stroke with anterior circulation LVO (acute minor LVO). Brain frailty was stratified according to the presence of an advanced white-matter hyperintensity (WMH) (Fazekas grade 2 or 3), silent/old brain infarct, or cerebral microbleeds...
January 1, 2024: Journal of Clinical Neurology