| Clinical study of 39 patients with atypical lacunar syndrome. | |
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PMID: 16484649 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics of atypical lacunar syndrome (ALS) based on data collected from a prospective acute stroke registry. In total, 2500 acute stroke patients were included in a hospital based prospective stroke registry over a 12 year period, of whom 39 were identified as having ALS and radiologically proven (by computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging) lacunes. ALS accounted for 1.8% of all acute stroke patients, 2.1% of acute ischaemic stroke, and 6.8% of lacunar syndromes. ALS included dysarthria facial paresis (n = 12) or isolate dysarthria (n = 9), isolated hemiataxia (n = 4), pure motor hemiparesis with transient internuclear ophthalmoplegia (n = 4), pure motor hemiparesis with transient subcortical aphasia (n = 3), unilateral (n = 2) or bilateral (n = 3) paramedian thalamic infarct syndrome, and hemichorea hemiballismus (n = 2). Atypical lacunar syndromes were due to small vessel disease in 96% of patients. Atherothrombotic infarction occurred in one patient and cardioembolic infarct in another, both presenting pure dysarthria. Outcome was good (in hospital mortality 0%, symptom free at discharge 28.2%). After multivariate analysis, the variables of speech disturbances, nausea/vomiting, ischaemic heart disease, and sensory symptoms were found to be significantly associated with ALS. In conclusion, atypical lacunar syndrome is an infrequent stroke subtype (one of each 14 lacunar strokes). ALS occurred in 6.8% of lacunar strokes. Isolated dysarthria or dysarthria facial paresis were the most frequent presenting forms. The prognosis of this infrequent non-classic lacunar syndrome is good. |
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A Arboix; M López-Grau; C Casasnovas; L García-Eroles; J Massons; M Balcells |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry Volume: 77 ISSN: 0022-3050 ISO Abbreviation: J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. Publication Date: 2006 Mar |
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Created Date: 2006-02-17 Completed Date: 2006-03-24 Revised Date: 2013-06-07 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 2985191R Medline TA: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 381-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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Cerebrovascular Division, Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitari del Sagrat Cor, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain. aarboix@hscor.com |
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Acute Disease Aged Aged, 80 and over Brain Infarction / diagnosis*, epidemiology Causality Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Intracranial Arteriosclerosis / diagnosis, epidemiology Magnetic Resonance Imaging* Male Middle Aged Neurologic Examination* Syndrome Tomography, X-Ray Computed* |
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