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Clinical prognosis of isolated anterior cerebral artery territory infarction: a retrospective study

Authors
 Hyungjong Park  ;  Young Seok Jeong  ;  Seo Hyeon Lee  ;  Seong Hwa Jang  ;  Doo Hyuk Kwon  ;  Jeong-Ho Hong  ;  Sung-Il Sohn  ;  Joonsang Yoo 
Citation
 BMC NEUROLOGY, Vol.21(1) : 171, 2021-04 
Journal Title
BMC NEUROLOGY
Issue Date
2021-04
Abstract
Background: Isolated anterior cerebral artery territory (ACA) infarction is a rare phenomenon, and is known to have distinctive clinical features. Little is known regarding the clinical prognosis of isolated ACA territory infarction with associated factors, and its impact on dwelling and job status. We investigated the short- and long-term outcomes of anterior cerebral artery (ACA) territory infarction, and the associated factors involved in the development of the distinctive symptoms.

Methods: This retrospective study in a prospective cohort of acute ischaemic stroke patients included consecutively enrolled patients with isolated ACA territory infarction. We investigated the functional status using the modified Rankin scale (mRS) score at discharge, three months' post-discharge, and one-year post-discharge. We also investigated the occlusion site of the ACA (proximal vs. distal); presence of distinctive symptoms of ACA territory infarction including behaviour changes, indifference, aphasia, and urinary incontinence; and the effect of these symptoms on dwelling and job status one year after discharge.

Results: Between April 2014 and March 2019, 47 patients with isolated ACA territory infarction were included. Twenty-nine patients (61.7 %) had good outcomes (mRS ≤ 2) at discharge; however, the mRS score increased at three months (40; 85.1 %, p < 0.001) and one year (41; 87.2 %) post-discharge. Occlusion of the ACA proximal segment was independently associated with the development of distinctive symptoms (adjusted odds ratio, 17.68; 95 % confidence interval: 2.55-122.56, p < 0.05). Twenty-one (48.8 %) patients with good outcomes at one year experienced a change in dwelling status and job loss; 20 (95.2 %) of them had distinctive ACA territory symptoms with proximal ACA occlusion.

Conclusions: Short- and long-term outcomes of isolated ACA territory infarction were favourable. However, proximal segment occlusion was associated with the development of distinctive symptoms, possibly related to future dwelling and job status.
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DOI
10.1186/s12883-021-02194-9
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Neurology (신경과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Yoo, Joon Sang(유준상) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1169-6798
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/182871
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