Acute Perfusion and Diffusion Abnormalities Predict Early New MRI Lesions 1 Week After Minor Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack
Asdaghi N, Hameed B, Saini M, Jeerakathil T, Emery D, Butcher K. Acute Perfusion and Diffusion Abnormalities Predict Early New MRI Lesions 1 Week After Minor Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack. Stroke 2011, 42: 2191-2195. PMID: 21737809, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.611376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackBaseline DWI lesion volumeDWI lesion volumeIschemic attackDWI lesionsMinor strokeLesion volumeDay 7New lesionsPerfusion deficitsDiffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) lesion volumeDay 30Perfusion-weighted imaging lesionFluid-attenuated inversion recovery lesionsAcute DWI lesionsBaseline DWI lesionImaging Lesion VolumeNew DWI lesionsNew ischemic lesionsNew lesion developmentLesions 1 weekPerfusion-weighted imagingAcute perfusionBaseline DWINew infarcts