Anterior temporal artery sign in CT angiography predicts reduced fatal brain edema and mortality in acute M1 middle cerebral artery occlusions.
J Neuroimaging
; 22(2): 145-8, 2012 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Mortality in acute ischemic middle cerebral artery (MCA) stroke ranges from 5% to 45%. We identify a vascular imaging sign, presence of "prominent anterior temporal artery" on computed tomography (CT) angiography (CTA) and investigate whether it predicts mortality in acute M1-MCA occlusions.METHODS:
One hundred and two patients with acute M1-MCA occlusions from 2003-to 2007 were included in the study. A prominent anterior temporal artery arising from proximal M1 MCA was identified by two readers blinded to clinical outcome. Primary clinical outcome was survival (modified Rankin Scale [mRS] 0-5) at 3 months.RESULTS:
An anterior temporal artery arising from M1 MCA was present in 20/102 (20%). Eighteen of 20 (90%) patients with this sign survived at 3 months (mRS 0-5) when compared to 66/82 (80.4%) patients without the sign (odds ratio 2.2 CI(95) .5-10.4). The sign has a sensitivity of 21% (CI(95) .13-.25) but specificity of 89% (CI(95) .64-.98) in predicting survival at 3 months. Positive predictive value was 90% with likelihood ratio of 1.9 (CI(95) .9-7.6).CONCLUSION:
Presence of prominent anterior temporal artery in M1-MCA occlusions on CTA identifies a group of patients with reduced case fatality. The mechanism is likely related to a reduced chance of malignant cerebral edema.
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Assunto principal:
Artérias Temporais
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Edema Encefálico
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Angiografia Cerebral
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Infarto da Artéria Cerebral Média
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2012
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Article