Diffusion-weighted imaging as predictor of acute ischemic stroke etiology

Authors :: Alejandro Michel Brunser
Eloy Mansilla
Victor Navia
Enrico Mazzon
Alexis Rojo
Gabriel Cavada
Verónica Olavarría
Paula Muñoz Venturelli
Pablo Manuel. Lavados
Source :: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria (2022)
Publication Year :: 2022
Publisher :: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO), 2022.
Abstract: Abstract Background: Topographic patterns may correlate with causes of ischemic stroke. Objective: To investigate the association between diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) classification. Methods: We included 1019 ischemic stroke patients. DWI were classified as: i) negative; ii) DWI single lesion (cortico-subcortical, cortical, subcortical ≥20 mm, or subcortical