Natural history of intracranial atherosclerotic disease

Natural history of intracranial atherosclerotic disease

Intracranial atherosclerotic disease was very common among stroke patients of Asians, blacks and Hispanics ancestry. Furthermore, stroke patients with intracranial atherosclerosis (ICAS) have higher recurrence rate of cerebral ischemia and death than those without ICAS. However, the natural history...

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Main Authors: Yuehua ePu, Xin eDou, Liping eLiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Natural History
Stenosis
prognosis
Intracranial atherosclerosis
Outcome
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2014.00125/full
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Summary:Intracranial atherosclerotic disease was very common among stroke patients of Asians, blacks and Hispanics ancestry. Furthermore, stroke patients with intracranial atherosclerosis (ICAS) have higher recurrence rate of cerebral ischemia and death than those without ICAS. However, the natural history of intracranial atherosclerotic disease is still in controversy. Most of the studies were retrospective and randomized controlled trial of drugs. This review summarized the prognosis of symptomatic and asymptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic disease in order to guide clinical decision-making and further clinical research.
ISSN:1664-2295

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