Mechanisms of unexplained neurological deterioration after intravenous thrombolysis.

نویسندگان

  • Marie Tisserand
  • Pierre Seners
  • Guillaume Turc
  • Laurence Legrand
  • Marc-Antoine Labeyrie
  • Sylvain Charron
  • Jean-François Méder
  • Jean-Louis Mas
  • Catherine Oppenheim
  • Jean-Claude Baron
چکیده

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Unstable clinical course characterizes the first 24 hours after thrombolysis for anterior circulation stroke, including early neurological deterioration (END), a secondary complication consistently predictive of poor outcome. Apart from straightforward causes, such as intracerebral hemorrhage and malignant edema, the mechanism of END remains unclear in the majority of cases (ENDunexplained). Based on the core/penumbra model, we tested the hypothesis that ENDunexplained is caused by infarct growth beyond the initial penumbra and assessed the associated vascular patterns. METHODS From our database of consecutive thrombolyzed patients (n=309), we identified 10 ENDunexplained cases who had undergone both admission and 24-hour MRI. Diffusion-weighted imaging lesion growth both within and beyond the acute penumbra (Tmax>6 seconds) was mapped voxelwise. These 10 cases were compared with 30 no-END controls extracted from the database blinded to 24-hour diffusion-weighted imaging to individually match cases (3/case) according to 4 previously identified clinical and imaging variables. RESULTS As predicted, lesion growth beyond initial penumbra was present in 9 of 10 ENDunexplained patients (substantial in 8) and its volume was significantly larger in cases than controls (2P=0.047). All ENDunexplained cases had proximal arterial occlusion initially, of which only 2 had recanalized at 24 hours. CONCLUSIONS In this exploratory study, most instances of ENDunexplained were related to diffusion-weighted imaging growth beyond acute penumbra. Consistent presence of proximal occlusion at admission and lack of recanalization at 24 hours in most cases suggest that hemodynamic factors played a key role, via for instance systemic instability/collateral failure or secondary thromboembolic processes. Preventing END after tissue-type plasminogen activator using, eg, early antithrombotics may therefore be feasible.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Stroke

دوره 45 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014