Role of susceptibility weighted imaging in acute ischemic stroke

Susceptibility-weighted Imaging in Thrombolytic Therapy of Acute Ischemic Stroke

OBJECTIVE To provide a comprehensive and latest overview of susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) in the application of thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke, and to update the decision-making effect and clinical value of SWI on identifying stroke patients suitable for thrombolytic therapy and possible benefits and risks followed. DATA SOURCES Literatures referred to this review were collecte...

The diagnostic value of susceptibility-weighted imaging for ischemic penumbra in patients with acute ischemic stroke.

BACKGROUND The ischemia penumbra area is not easy to be detected accurately using noninvasive imaging methods. OBJECTIVE We aim to assess the diagnostic value of susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) for ischemic penumbra in patients with acute ischemic stroke. METHODS A retrospective analysis was carried out in 47 patients with ischemic stroke involving the middle cerebral artery. Mean tra...

dysphagia in acute ischemic stroke

Introduction: Swallowing dysfunction complicates acute strokes in 25-32% of cases and directly affects patientschr('39') prognosis and recovery. Dysphagia complicates the course of acute strokes through its potential of the development of chest infection, nutritional problems, and dehydration.  Dysphagia is also an independent predictor of respiratory morbidity and mortality in acute stroke. In...

Diffusion and Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast Perfusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Human Acute Ischemic Stroke

Assessment of infratentorial Acute Ischemic Stroke with Diffusion-weighted-imaging

Synopsis: Systematic clinico-topographical correlation studies of vertebrobasilar stroke are rare due to limitations of visualization of infratentorial structures and small strokes. We analysed DWI data of 275 patients with acute infratentorial infarction from a stroke center serving a 1 million population. Even minute lesions and multifocal pathology are regularly detected with DWI, allowing e...