Blood-brain barrier leakage increases with small vessel disease in acute ischemic stroke

Conclusions:
Global SVD burden is associated with increased BBB leakage in both acutely ischemic and nonischemic area. Our results support that SVD score has construct validity, and confirm a relation between SVD and BBB disruption also in patients with acute stroke.

Source: Neurology - November 20, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Arba, F., Leigh, R., Inzitari, D., Warach, S. J., Luby, M., Lees, K. R., On behalf of the STIR/VISTA Imaging Collaboration Tags: MRI, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke ARTICLE Source Type: research