Link between Linear Hyperintensity Objects in Cerebral White Matter and Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage

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Background: We retrospectively studied the relationship between linear hyperintensity objects (LHOs) on T<sub>2</sub>-weighted magnetic resonance images (MRI) in the cerebral white matter and the occurrence of hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage (HIH). Methods: Forty-nine hypertensive patients with a fixed imaging condition MRI were classified into three groups: HIH (n = 17), ischemic stroke due to hypertensive vasculopathy (n = 19), and hypertension only (n = 13). After assessing clinical and radiological background information among these groups and the reliability of LHO measurements, polynomial logistic regression analysis was used to identify the factors relating to HIH. Results: HIH had a significantly higher LHO number (p = 0.002) and larger diameter (p = 0.007). The LHO number showed an excellent interrater (ĸ = 0.91, 95% CI = 0.87–0.94, SEM = 6.2%) and intrarater reliability (ĸ = 0.95, 95% CI= 0.92–0.97, SEM = 4.8%), and was the most significant independent indicator of HIH (OR = 1.29, 95% CI = 1.05–1.60, p = 0.017). The number of microbleeds was an additional indicator (OR = 3.73, 95% CI = 1.10–12.65, p = 0.034). Conclusions: LHOs are closely linked to HIH. A prospective, longitudinal study is needed to clarify whether LHOs can predict HIH.

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Stroke prognosis and abnormal nocturnal blood pressure falls in older hypertensives.

Kazuomi Kario, Thomas G Pickering, Takefumi Matsuo … (2001)

It remains uncertain whether abnormal dipping patterns of nocturnal blood pressure influence the prognosis for stroke. We studied stroke events in 575 older Japanese patients with sustained hypertension determined by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (without medication). They were subclassified by their nocturnal systolic blood pressure fall (97 extreme-dippers, with >/=20% nocturnal systolic blood pressure fall; 230 dippers, with >/=10% but /=0% but <10% fall; and 63 reverse-dippers, with <0% fall) and were followed prospectively for an average duration of 41 months. Baseline brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) disclosed that the percentages with multiple silent cerebral infarct were 53% in extreme-dippers, 29% in dippers, 41% in nondippers, and 49% in reverse-dippers. There was a J-shaped relationship between dipping status and stroke incidence (extreme-dippers, 12%; dippers, 6.1%; nondippers, 7.6%; and reverse-dippers, 22%), and this remained significant in a Cox regression analysis after controlling for age, gender, body mass index, 24-hour systolic blood pressure, and antihypertensive medication. Intracranial hemorrhage was more common in reverse-dippers (29% of strokes) than in other subgroups (7.7% of strokes, P=0.04). In the extreme-dipper group, 27% of strokes were ischemic strokes that occurred during sleep (versus 8.6% of strokes in the other 3 subgroups, P=0.11). In conclusion, in older Japanese hypertensive patients, extreme dipping of nocturnal blood pressure may be related to silent and clinical cerebral ischemia through hypoperfusion during sleep or an exaggerated morning rise of blood pressure, whereas reverse dipping may pose a risk for intracranial hemorrhage.

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Lacunar infarcts defined by magnetic resonance imaging of 3660 elderly people: the Cardiovascular Health Study.

Jeffrey N Bryan, W. T. Longstreth, C Bernick … (1998)

To identify risk factors for and functional consequences of lacunar infarct in elderly people. The Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) is a longitudinal study of people 65 years or older, in which 3660 participants underwent cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Neuroradiologists read scans in a standard fashion without any clinical information. Lacunes were defined as subcortical areas consistent with infarcts measuring 3 to 20 mm. In cross-sectional analyses, clinical correlates were contrasted among groups defined by MRI findings. Of the 3660 subjects who underwent MRI, 2529 (69%) were free of infarcts of any kind and 841 (23%) had 1 or more lacunes without other types present, totaling 1270 lacunes. For most of these 841 subjects, their lacunes were single (66%) and silent (89%), namely without a history of transient ischemic attack or stroke. In multivariate analyses, factors independently associated with lacunes were increased age, diastolic blood pressure, creatinine, and pack-years of smoking (listed in descending order of strength of association; for all, P < .005), as well as maximum internal carotid artery stenosis of more than 50% (odds ratio [OR], 1.81; P < .005), male sex (OR, 0.74; P < .005), and history of diabetes at entrance into the study (OR, 1.33; P < .05). Models for subgroups of single, multiple, silent, and symptomatic lacunes differed only minimally. Those with silent lacunes had more cognitive, upper extremity, and lower extremity dysfunction not recognized as stroke than those whose MRIs were free of infarcts. In this group of older adults, lacunes defined by MRI are common and associated with factors that likely promote or reflect small-vessel disease. Silent lacunes are also associated with neurologic dysfunction.

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Silent Cerebral Microbleeds on T2*-Weighted MRI: Correlation with Stroke Subtype, Stroke Recurrence, and Leukoaraiosis

Hiroyuki Kato, Masahiro Izumiyama, Kimiaki Izumiyama … (2002)

Background and Purpose — Gradient-echo T2*-weighted MRI is uniquely sensitive to detect silent, old hemosiderin deposits, but the clinical significance of such “microbleeds” remains to be determined. Therefore, we investigated the incidence and the number of microbleeds among different stroke subtypes and the correlation with stroke recurrence and the severity of leukoaraiosis. Methods — This study consisted of 213 patients (73.5±9.1 years old, 104 men and 109 women), who were classified according to stroke subtypes into atherothrombotic infarction (24 patients), cardioembolic infarction (23 patients), lacunar infarction (66 patients), intracerebral hemorrhage (35 patients), and control (65 patients) groups. Gradient-echo T2*-weighted MRI was performed with a 1.5 T system, and asymptomatic microbleeds were located and counted. Results — The incidence and the number of microbleeds were significantly greater in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (71.4% and 9.1±13.8, respectively) and lacunar infarction (62.1% and 7.4±16.1) compared with patients with cardioembolic infarction (30.4% and 2.5±5.6), atherothrombotic infarction (20.8% and 0.63±1.53), and controls (7.7% and 0.09±0.34). There was a correlation between the number of microbleeds and the severity of periventricular hyperintensity ( r =0.626, P <0.0001). There was also a correlation between the number of microbleeds and the number of intracerebral hemorrhages ( r =0.689, P <0.0001) or lacunar infarctions ( r =0.514, P <0.0001). The locations of microbleeds were subcortical white matter (31.8%), thalamus (24.8%), basal ganglia (19.8%), brain stem (12.0%), and cerebellum (11.7%). Conclusions — The findings suggest that microbleeds on T2*-weighted MRI are an indicator of advanced small artery disease of the brain with an increased risk for bleeding. This result should be taken into consideration when treating patients with stroke, and further studies are required.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): CED

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Cerebrovasc Dis

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.1015-9770

Title: Cerebrovascular Diseases

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 1015-9770

ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9786

Publication date Subscription-year: 2004

Publication date (Print): August 2004

Publication date (Electronic): 05 August 2004

Volume: 18

Issue: 2

Pages: 166-173

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^aHuman Brain Research Center, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, ^bCerebrovascular Division, Department of Medicine, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, and ^cDepartment of Neurology, Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital, Fuchu, Japan

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Publisher ID: 79737 Other ID: Cerebrovasc Dis 2004;18:166–173

DOI: 10.1159/000079737

PubMed ID: 15256792

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Date received : 28 July 2003

Date accepted : 26 February 2004

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Stroke prognosis and abnormal nocturnal blood pressure falls in older hypertensives.

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Silent Cerebral Microbleeds on T2*-Weighted MRI: Correlation with Stroke Subtype, Stroke Recurrence, and Leukoaraiosis

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