Early Magnetic Resonance Imaging Predicts Early Neurological Deterioration in Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Minor XXXX .

@entity1 @entity407 @entity64 @entity2500 @entity16 @entity2791 @entity1188
BACKGROUND: @entity16 ( @entity16 ) is an important factor associated with worse clinical outcome in @entity64 . Early magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings can provide better sensitivity to delineate @entity64 pathophysiology and have diagnostic value associated with causative mechanisms. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between early MRI finding and the presence of @entity16 in minor @entity64 @entity1 with lesions in the middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory. METHODS: Consecutive MCA minor @entity64 @entity1 who were admitted to our center within 24 hours of symptom onset were included in this study. All @entity1 underwent MRI within 24 hours of admission. We analyzed baseline characteristics, @entity1188 patterns, and treatment algorithms. The correlation between early MRI findings and @entity16 , defined as National Institutes of Health @entity64 Scale score increasing more than 2 points during 72 hours after admission, was also determined. RESULTS: Across 211 @entity1 meeting entry criteria between January 2010 and December 2013, internal border-zone (IBZ) @entity1188 on early MRI scan were observed in 23 of 65 @entity1 with @entity16 (35.4%) and in 18 of 146 @entity1 without @entity16 (12.3%, P   <   .001). @entity1 with IBZ @entity1188 were found to have more @entity407 , less perforating @entity1188 , more @entity1188 , more @entity1188 and more ipsilateral large @entity2791 . Logistic regression analysis revealed that IBZ @entity1188 was independently associated with @entity16 after adjustment for other factors (odds ratio, 2.50; 95% confidence interval, 1.09-5.74; P   =   .031). CONCLUSIONS: Early MRI patterns of IBZ @entity1188 are associated with @entity16 in minor @entity64 @entity1 with @entity2500 .
