Admission Insular Infarction >25% Is the Strongest Predictor of Large Mismatch Loss in Proximal Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke
Kamalian S, Kemmling A, Borgie RC, Morais LT, Payabvash S, Franceschi AM, Kamalian S, Yoo AJ, Furie KL, Lev MH. Admission Insular Infarction >25% Is the Strongest Predictor of Large Mismatch Loss in Proximal Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke. Stroke 2013, 44: 3084-3089. PMID: 23988643, PMCID: PMC3894265, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.113.002260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfarct volumeInsular infarctionHealth Stroke Scale scoreMiddle cerebral artery infarctConsecutive acute stroke patientsMiddle cerebral artery strokeProximal middle cerebral arteryRapid reperfusion therapyTreatment-eligible patientsAcute stroke patientsStroke Scale scoreFinal infarct volumeMiddle cerebral arteryStrongest predictorCharacteristic curve areaExcellent interobserver agreementDiffusion-weighted imaging imagesBinary logistic regressionArtery infarctInfarct progressionOcclusive strokePenumbral tissueReperfusion therapyCollateral scoreIndependent predictors