Distinct lesion features and underlying mechanisms in patients with acute multiple infarcts in multiple cerebral territories
ObjectiveTo determine the etiology spectrum and lesion distribution patterns of patients with acute multiple infarcts in multiple cerebral territories (AMIMCT) and provide guidance for treatment and prevention strategies in these patients.MethodsPatients with acute ischemic stroke diagnosed using di...
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| description | ObjectiveTo determine the etiology spectrum and lesion distribution patterns of patients with acute multiple infarcts in multiple cerebral territories (AMIMCT) and provide guidance for treatment and prevention strategies in these patients.MethodsPatients with acute ischemic stroke diagnosed using diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) were consecutively included in this study between June 2012 and Apr 2022. AMIMCT was defined as non-contiguous focal lesions located in more than one cerebral territory with acute neurological deficits. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical and imaging characteristics, etiology spectra and underlying mechanisms in patients with and without AMIMCT. Infarct lesion patterns on DWI and their relevance to etiology were further discussed.ResultsA total of 1,213 patients were enrolled, of whom 145 (12%) were diagnosed with AMIMCT. Patients with AMIMCT tended to be younger (P = 0.016), more often female (P = 0.001), and exhibited less common conventional vascular risk factors (P < 0.05) compared to those without AMIMCT. The constitution of the Trial of Org 10,172 in Acute Stroke Treatment classification was significantly different between patients with and without AMIMCT (P = 0.000), with a higher proportion of stroke of other determined causes (67.6% vs. 12.4%). For detailed etiologies, autoimmune or hematologic diseases were the most common (26.2%) etiologies of AMIMCT, followed by periprocedural infarcts (15.2%), cardioembolism (12.4%), tumor (12.4%), large artery atherosclerosis (10.3%), and sudden drop in blood pressure (8.3%). Hypercoagulability and systemic hypoperfusion are common underlying mechanisms of AMIMCT. Distinctive lesion distribution patterns were found associated with stroke etiologies and mechanisms in AMIMCT. Most of patients with large artery atherosclerosis (73.3%), autoimmune/hematologic diseases (57.9%) manifested the disease as multiple infarct lesions located in bilateral supratentorial regions. However, 66.7% of cardioembolism and 83.8% of cardiovascular surgery related stroke presented with both supratentorial and infratentorial infarct lesions.ConclusionThe etiologies and mechanisms of patients with AMIMCT were more complex than those without AMIMCT. The distribution characteristics of infarct lesions might have important implications for the identification of etiology and mechanism in the future, which could further guide and optimize clinical diagnostic strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ec169725cb2844e19996c4f1a70383b92023-01-16T05:11:41ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952023-01-011310.3389/fneur.2022.11025051102505Distinct lesion features and underlying mechanisms in patients with acute multiple infarcts in multiple cerebral territoriesYuhui ShaGuangsong HanYuehui HongJuanjuan WuMingyu TangYicheng ZhuLixin ZhouJun NiObjectiveTo determine the etiology spectrum and lesion distribution patterns of patients with acute multiple infarcts in multiple cerebral territories (AMIMCT) and provide guidance for treatment and prevention strategies in these patients.MethodsPatients with acute ischemic stroke diagnosed using diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) were consecutively included in this study between June 2012 and Apr 2022. AMIMCT was defined as non-contiguous focal lesions located in more than one cerebral territory with acute neurological deficits. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical and imaging characteristics, etiology spectra and underlying mechanisms in patients with and without AMIMCT. Infarct lesion patterns on DWI and their relevance to etiology were further discussed.ResultsA total of 1,213 patients were enrolled, of whom 145 (12%) were diagnosed with AMIMCT. Patients with AMIMCT tended to be younger (P = 0.016), more often female (P = 0.001), and exhibited less common conventional vascular risk factors (P < 0.05) compared to those without AMIMCT. The constitution of the Trial of Org 10,172 in Acute Stroke Treatment classification was significantly different between patients with and without AMIMCT (P = 0.000), with a higher proportion of stroke of other determined causes (67.6% vs. 12.4%). For detailed etiologies, autoimmune or hematologic diseases were the most common (26.2%) etiologies of AMIMCT, followed by periprocedural infarcts (15.2%), cardioembolism (12.4%), tumor (12.4%), large artery atherosclerosis (10.3%), and sudden drop in blood pressure (8.3%). Hypercoagulability and systemic hypoperfusion are common underlying mechanisms of AMIMCT. Distinctive lesion distribution patterns were found associated with stroke etiologies and mechanisms in AMIMCT. Most of patients with large artery atherosclerosis (73.3%), autoimmune/hematologic diseases (57.9%) manifested the disease as multiple infarct lesions located in bilateral supratentorial regions. However, 66.7% of cardioembolism and 83.8% of cardiovascular surgery related stroke presented with both supratentorial and infratentorial infarct lesions.ConclusionThe etiologies and mechanisms of patients with AMIMCT were more complex than those without AMIMCT. The distribution characteristics of infarct lesions might have important implications for the identification of etiology and mechanism in the future, which could further guide and optimize clinical diagnostic strategies.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2022.1102505/fullacute multiple infarctsdiffusion-weighted imagingetiologylesion distributionmultiple cerebral territories |
| spellingShingle | Yuhui Sha Guangsong Han Yuehui Hong Juanjuan Wu Mingyu Tang Yicheng Zhu Lixin Zhou Jun Ni Distinct lesion features and underlying mechanisms in patients with acute multiple infarcts in multiple cerebral territories Frontiers in Neurology acute multiple infarcts diffusion-weighted imaging etiology lesion distribution multiple cerebral territories |
| title | Distinct lesion features and underlying mechanisms in patients with acute multiple infarcts in multiple cerebral territories |
| title_full | Distinct lesion features and underlying mechanisms in patients with acute multiple infarcts in multiple cerebral territories |
| title_fullStr | Distinct lesion features and underlying mechanisms in patients with acute multiple infarcts in multiple cerebral territories |
| title_full_unstemmed | Distinct lesion features and underlying mechanisms in patients with acute multiple infarcts in multiple cerebral territories |
| title_short | Distinct lesion features and underlying mechanisms in patients with acute multiple infarcts in multiple cerebral territories |
| title_sort | distinct lesion features and underlying mechanisms in patients with acute multiple infarcts in multiple cerebral territories |
| topic | acute multiple infarcts diffusion-weighted imaging etiology lesion distribution multiple cerebral territories |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2022.1102505/full |
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