Poststroke depression in Chinese patients: frequency, psychosocial, clinical, and radiological determinants

This study attempted to evaluate the psychosocial, clinical, and radiological predictors of poststroke depression (PSD) in Chinese patients. One hundred eighty-nine patients participated in the study. Three months after the index stroke, a psychiatrist administered the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV to all of the patients and made a DSM-IV diagnosis of depression. In addition, a host of demographic, clinical, and radiological variables were examined. Thirty-one (16.4%) of the patients had a diagnosis of PSD that included major depression (n=11, 5.8%,), minor depression (n=16, 8.5%), or dysthymia (n=4, 2.1%). Univariate analysis revealed that PSD was associated with female gender, a lower level of education, a lower Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS) score, subcortical infarcts, and lesions in the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) territory, and the Modified Life Event Scale (MLES) score was borderline for statistical significance. Multivariate logistic regression analysis suggested that female gender, a high MLES score, and subcortical and ACA lesions were independent risk factors for PSD and that a high LSNS score was a protective factor.     

Acute basal ganglia infarcts in poststroke fatigue: an MRI study

Lesions located in the basal ganglia (BG) are thought to be involved in the fatigue observed in neurological disorders. However, the significance of the location of infarcts in poststroke fatigue (PSF) is unknown. This study examined the association between BG infarcts and PSF. A total of 334 Chinese patients with acute ischemic stroke consecutively admitted to the acute stroke unit of a university-affiliated regional hospital in Hong Kong participated in the study. At admission, a host of demographic and clinical characteristics was collected and the number and location of acute infarcts were evaluated with MRI. All participants were assessed for PSF with the fatigue severity scale (FSS) 3 months after their index stroke. PSF was defined as a mean FSS score of 4.0 or more. Depressive symptoms were measured by the geriatric depression scale (GDS). Seventy-eight (23.4%) patients had PSF. In the univariate analysis, the PSF group included more females, had higher GDS scores, and a higher number of acute infarcts, and the PSF patients were more likely to have acute infarcts at the BG. Acute BG infarct remained an independent predictor of PSF in the multivariate analysis. In conclusion, these results suggest that BG infarcts may play a role in the development of PSF.     

Multiple brain infarcts: clinical and neuroimaging patterns using diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance.

The capability of diffusion-weighted (DW) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to identify very early ischemic brain injury better than conventional MRI is well known. This technique, which successfully discriminates acute from old infarcts, is particularly useful in patients with multiple brain infarcts (MBI). Among 142 patients with acute stroke consecutively admitted to our primary care center, we selected 43 patients with two or more brain infarcts on conventional MRI. All patients presented with clinical deficits consistent with acute cerebral ischemia and underwent conventional spin echo for T(1) (T1-WI) and T(2)-weighted images (T2-WI), T(1)-W gadolinium-enhanced images, and echo-planar technique for DW MRI sequences. Patients underwent DW MRI examinations within 15 days of stroke onset (mean +/- SD: 3 +/- 3 days). In all but 1 case, the infarcts detected on DW MRI were also visible on T2-WI. The different signal pattern on DW MRI, compared with T2-WI, facilitated the detection of acute infarcts in all patients. T1-WI with gadolinium enhancement was only helpful in 5 (11.6%) patients. DW MRI enabled precise clinicotopographic correlations in 79% of our patients and provided additional clinically relevant findings in 72% of the patients. Based on the neuroradiological findings, patients were divided into three clinicotopographic types of MBI as follows: 13 patients (30.2%) presented with multiple acute infarcts, 24 patients (55.8%) with a single acute infarct and multiple old infarcts, and 6 patients (13.9%) with multiple acute and old infarcts. In conclusion, DW MRI can easily be added to conventional MRI in order to be able to distinguish acute from old infarcts, and to identify acute multiple lesions. Therefore, a better correlation between clinical symptoms and the site of lesions can be obtained, considerably improving patient care.     

The impact of magnetic resonance imaging on the management of acute ischemic stroke.

Despite rapid advances in imaging technology, the etiology of stroke remains unestablished in 40% of patients. MRI improves localization in acute stroke. However, it is not known whether "accurate localization" results in better management. We reviewed the hospital records of all patients admitted with a diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke and who had had cranial CTs and MRI within 10 days of admission. Between January 1987 and June 1990, 116 patients (69 men, 47 women; mean age, 66 years) were identified. Compared with CT localization, infarcts were better localized in nine of 39 patients with cerebral cortical lesions, in 20 of 22 patients with brainstem and cerebellar lesions, and in three of three patients with isolated cerebellar lesions. In 22 patients (18.9%), MRI showed multiple infarcts in two or more vascular territories, suggesting embolic disease and leading to anticoagulation. MRI also showed arterial occlusions in 11 patients (9.5%). Based on the information obtained with MRI, the clinical diagnosis was changed in 19 patients (16.3%), resulting in changes in the management of most of those patients. Thus, we confirm earlier reports that MRI improves localization after acute cerebral infarction and show that such information alters patient management.     

Severe Periodontitis Is Associated with Early-Onset Poststroke Depression Status

BackgroundPoststroke depression (PSD) is one of the most common complications after ischemic stroke, and periodontitis is associated with depression. However, whether severe periodontitis is associated with early-onset PSD status remains unknown. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether there is an association between severe periodontitis and PSD status in acute ischemic stroke patients.Material and MethodsWe recruited 202 acute ischemic stroke patients within 7 days after stroke onset. Pocket depth and clinical attachment loss were assessed by oral examination to define the severe periodontitis. On the basis of diagnosis of PSD status according to DSM-5 criteria and a 24-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale score greater than or equal to 8 within 2 weeks after stroke onset, we stratified patients into PSD status or non-PSD status groups and identified the independent predictors for the development of PSD status in multivariate logistic analysis.Results77 (38.1%) patients were diagnosed as early-onset PSD status. PSD status group showed more severe periodontitis, lower income, lower Barthel Index (BI) score and Montreal Cognitive Assessment score, higher National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score and modified Rankin scale (mRS) score compared with non-PSD status group. Multivariate logistic regression showed that severe periodontitis (odds ratio 2.401) and NIHSS score (>4, odds ratio 2.130) were independent predictors for early-onset PSD status.ConclusionsSevere periodontitis is found to be an important independent predictor of early-onset PSD status in patients with acute ischemic stroke, in addition to the well-known prognostic factors such as nonminor stroke assessed by NIHSS greater than 4.     

Transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of post-stroke depression in aphasic patients: a case series

ABSTRACT

Aphasia is a common consequence of stroke; it is estimated that about two-thirds of aphasic patients will develop depression in the first year after the stroke. Treatment of post-stroke depression (PSD) is challenging due to the adverse effects of pharmacotherapy and difficulties in evaluating clinical outcomes, including aphasia. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a novel treatment that may improve clinical outcomes in the traditionally pharmacotherapy-refractory PSD. Our aim was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of tDCS for patients with PSD and with aphasia. The Stroke Aphasic Depression Questionnaire (SADQ) and the Aphasic Depression Rating Scale (ADRS) were used to evaluate the severity of PSD. The diagnoses of PSD and aphasia were confirmed by a psychiatrist and a speech-language pathologist, respectively. In this open case series, patients (n = 4) received 10 sessions (once a day) of bilateral tDCS to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and two additional sessions after two and four weeks, for a total of 12 sessions. All patients exhibited improvement in depression after tDCS, as indicated by a decrease in SADQ (47.5%) and in ADRS (65.7%). This improvement was maintained four weeks after the treatment. In this preliminary, open-label study conducted in four PSD patients with aphasia, bilateral tDCS over the DLPFC was shown to induce a substantial mood improvement; tDCS was safe and well tolerated by every patient. Stroke patients with aphasia can be safely treated for PSD with tDCS. Sham-controlled studies are necessary to evaluate this technique further.     

Extent of white matter lesions is related to acute subcortical infarcts and predicts further stroke risk in patients with first ever ischaemic stroke

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the extent of white matter lesions (WML) on fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) MRI sequences is an independent risk factor for recurrent stroke, and to document the pattern of acute cerebral infarcts using diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) in patients with different severities of WML. METHODS: In a prospective cohort study, 228 consecutive stroke patients were studied between 1999 and 2001 in a community hospital. The severity of WML was graded as 0 (no WML), 1 (mild), 2 (moderate), or 3 (severe) according to the FLAIR appearances. DWI was used to document the location and size of the infarct. RESULTS: 31 patients had grade 0 WML, 69 had grade 1, 59 had grade 2, and 69 had grade 3. Age was independently associated with WML on logistic regression analysis (p = 0.0001). Acute cerebral infarcts in deep white matter were correlated with increasing severity of WML. On a median follow up of 23.0 months, life table analysis showed that recurrent stroke was related to the severity of WML (recurrence rate 7.8% in grade 0, 9.3% in grade 1, 17.7% in grade 2, 43.7% in grade 3; p = 0.0001). Survival was reduced in patients with severe WML (p = 0.0068). A Cox proportional hazards model showed WML to be predictive of recurrent stroke (p = 0.000, hazard ratio = 4.177 (95% confidence interval, 2.038 to 8.564)) and also for survival (p = 0.040, hazard ratio = 2.021 (1.032 to 3.960)). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with severe leukoaraiosis have increased risk of deep subcortical stroke and a higher risk of recurrent stroke.     

Should computed tomography appearance of lacunar stroke influence patient management?

Patients with a lacunar stroke syndrome may have cortical infarcts on brain imaging rather than lacunar infarcts, and patients with the clinical features of a small cortical stroke (partial anterior circulation syndrome, PACS) may have lacunar infarcts on imaging. The aim was to compare risk factors and outcome in lacunar syndrome (LACS) with cortical infarct, LACS with lacunar infarct, PACS with cortical infarct, and PACS with lacunar infarct to determine whether the clinical syndrome should be modified according to brain imaging. As part of a hospital stroke registry, patients with first ever stroke from 1990 to 1998 were assessed by a stroke physician who assigned a clinical classification using clinical features only. A neuroradiologist classified recent clinically relevant infarcts on brain imaging as cortical, posterior cerebral artery territory or lacunar. Of 1772 first ever strokes, there were 637 patients with PACS and 377 patients with LACS who had CT or MRI. Recent infarcts were seen in 395 PACS and 180 LACS. Atrial fibrillation was more common in PACS with cortical than lacunar infarcts (OR 2.3, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.9-5.5), and in LACS with cortical than lacunar infarcts (OR 3.9, 1.2-12). Severe ipsilateral carotid stenosis or occlusion was more common in PACS with cortical than lacunar infarcts (OR 3.5, 1.3-9.5); and in LACS with cortical than lacunar infarcts (OR 3.7, 1.1-12). In conclusion, patients with cortical infarcts are more likely to have severe ipsilateral carotid stenosis or atrial fibrillation than those with lacunar infarcts irrespective of the presenting clinical syndrome. Brain imaging should modify the clinical classification and influence patient investigation.     

Diffusion MRI in ischemic stroke compared to pathologically verified infarction

BACKGROUND: Diffusion MRI abnormality correlates with pathology in animal ischemic stroke models. A combined retrospective and prospective analysis of consecutive patients over a 3-year period who had a clinical diagnosis of probable new ischemic stroke, underwent diffusion MRI, and were later studied at autopsy was performed. METHODS: Inclusion criteria for the retrospective analysis were 1) symptom onset within 14 days of presentation, 2) diffusion MRI within 28 days of symptom onset, and 3) autopsy within 16 weeks of symptom onset. Patients with suspected further infarcts between MRI and autopsy were excluded. The locations of all areas of MRI abnormality were identified by a blinded neuroradiologist, and recent infarcts were identified by review of pathologic records and microscopic slides. RESULTS: Eleven patients were identified who fulfilled inclusion criteria, with 25 discrete pathologic infarcts. Diffusion MRI abnormality corresponded to pathologically verified infarction in 23 cases, was present in two locations where no pathologic infarct was identified, and was absent in two locations where an infarct was present at autopsy. In two cases, despite clinical suspicion of acute ischemic stroke, no MRI abnormality or pathologic infarct was found. The sensitivity and specificity of diffusion MRI were 88.5% (95% CI, 69.9% to 97.6%) and 96.6% (95% CI, 91.5% to 99.1%). Accuracy was 95.1% (95% CI, 90.2% to 98%). Three further patients who died during the course of the retrospective analysis were studied prospectively, and are described separately. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest high accuracy of diffusion MRI for detection of ischemic infarction compared with pathologic examination.     

Early recurrent embolism associated with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: a retrospective study

Nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) can be a source of cardiogenic brain embolism. We retrospectively reviewed the clinical features of 56 patients with acute brain infarction and NVAF. Based on clinical criteria, 35 infarcts (63%) were classified as probably embolic, 13 infarcts (23%) as probably nonembolic and 8 infarcts (14%) as of indeterminate pathogenesis. Among the 35 patients with presumed embolic infarcts, 12 patients were immediately anticoagulated without hemorrhagic complications. Of 23 patients who did not receive immediate anticoagulation, three (13%) experienced recurrent embolism (one each to brain, kidney and leg) within 10 days of initial embolism. There were no early recurrent emboli in patients receiving immediate anticoagulation or patients in the nonembolic or indeterminate category. Five additional patients experienced probable brain or systemic emboli within the 11 days prior to the marker stroke event. Including these patients, 20% (8 of 40) of all NVAF patients who were not immediately anticoagulated experienced recurrent embolism within 11 days of the initial embolus. Early recurrent emboli are common in NVAF patients who experience embolic stroke.     

Multiple acute infarcts in the posterior circulation.

OBJECTIVE--to evaluate clinical, radiological, and prognostic features of patients with multiple acute infarcts in remote arterial territories of the posterior circulation. DESIGN--Data analysis from a prospective acute stroke registry in a community based primary care centre using a standard protocol including MRI and MRA. RESULTS--In three and a half years, 27 of the 236 patients (11%) with posterior circulation stroke had multiple acute infarcts in the posterior circulation as shown by gadolinium enhancement on MRI. Eighteen patients had multiple infratentorial and supratentorial infarcts including the cerebellum and posterior cerebral artery territory, with coexisting brainstem involvement in seven patients. Fourteen patients had a rostral basilar artery syndrome and cerebellar signs; four patients had a visual field defect with cerebellar signs. Causes were vertebral (six) or basilar (four) artery atheromatosis, and cardioembolism (four). Seven patients had multiple acute infarcts in the posterior circulation of the cerebellum and lower brainstem. Brainstem and cerebellar signs were found in most patients (five); aetiologies were small vessel disease (four), cardioembolism (one), and vertebral artery dissection (one). Two patients with large artery atheromatosis had multiple acute infarcts in the posterior circulation in the brainstem and posterior cerebral artery territory. One month after stroke more than 25% of the patients were dependent or had died. There was no difference in the outcome between the three groups, and recovery was linked to the size of infarcts rather than to a high number of infarcts. CONCLUSIONS--multiple acute infarcts in the posterior circulation usually involve the cerebellum. Simultaneous brainstem and posterior cerebral artery territory infarcts sparing the cerebellum are uncommon. They can be suspected clinically before neuroimaging, mainly when supratentorial and infratentorial infarcts coexist. This may be important, because different patterns of infarction are associated with different causes of stroke.     

脑卒中后早期抑郁障碍患者磁共振波谱分析研究

目的应用磁共振波谱分析(MRS)技术探讨卒中后早期抑郁障碍的神经生化改变。方法选择住院连续病例223例,入院72h内均经头颅CT或磁共振成像(MRI)检查确诊为急性脑卒中,于卒中后72h给予汉密顿抑郁量表(HAMD 24项版)评分,44例评分≥8分,界定为卒中后早期抑郁。根据病例编号,采用随机数字表法,分为对照组(23例)、抗抑郁药物治疗组(21例)。对照组中男性14例,年龄47～75岁,平均年龄62.40±3.17岁;女性9例,年龄54～75岁,平均年龄63.00±4.12岁。有1例于1-2M间失访。对照组分别于发病72h、1M、2M及3M进行HAMD量表评分,得出1M时HAMD评分≥8分组(1组)、<8分组(2组);2M时评分≥8分组(3组)、<8分组(4组);3M时评分≥8分组(5组)、<8分组(6组)。对以上各组患者发病72h的MRS检测结果进行分析。结果在NAA/CR中,第1组各VOI的比值均低于第2组,差异有统计学意义;第3组左侧颞叶、双侧丘脑各比值明显低于第4组(P<0.01);第5组与第6组相比,差异均无统计学意义。在Cho/Cr中,第1组各VOI的比值高于第2组,差异有统计学意义;第3组各VOI的比值明显高于第4组(P<0.01);第5组与第6组相比,差异均无统计学意义。结论 MRS可在一定程度上反映卒中后脑的细微结构及功能的改变,卒中后早期抑郁障碍患者MRS显著异常对病程1M、2M时PSD的真正发生有一定的预示意义,并推测针对这一人群早期药物干预治疗在改善脑代谢方面具有积极意义。     

卒中后抑郁与脑损伤部位相关性的临床研究

目的探讨不同的脑损伤部位与脑卒中后抑郁病变的关系,探讨PSD的现况以及对结局的影响。方法收集2010年09月～2011年09月期间河北联合大学附属医院神经内科脑卒中患者300例,通过颅脑CT或MRI进行卒中病灶定位,采用Hamilton抑郁量表对卒中患者在发病14±2d及90±7d进行抑郁及程度的评价。对收集患者的相关临床指标如美国国立卫生院神经功能缺损评分(NIHSS)、改良Rankin量表评分(MRS)、简易精神状态检查表(MMSE)评分等相关因素进行统计分析。结果 140例脑卒中患者合并PSD,总发生率为46.67%,其中轻中度抑郁占46.00%,重度抑郁占0.67%;多发性、左侧半球、额颞叶、基底节区脑卒中患者PSD发生率高。结论脑卒中患者神经功能缺损程度评分越高,其患抑郁的程度也就越高。PSD发生与卒中类型无关,而与卒中部位、卒中残疾程度等因素有关。     

卒中后抑郁的影像学研究进展

卒中后抑郁（post-stroke depression,PSD）是卒中后的常见并发症,不仅影响卒中患者的精神和神经功能恢复,甚至会增加患者的致残率和死亡率。常规影像学在PSD的相关解剖学部位与边缘系统-前额叶皮层-纹状体-苍白球-丘脑神经解剖环路假说的确立和巩固方面具有重要作用,但并不能对PSD进行早期的预测,功能磁共振在PSD的早期识别上具有优势,为PSD的研究提供了支持。     

脑卒中后抑郁与部位的相关性研究

目的：探讨急性期脑卒中患者影像学改变在脑卒中后抑郁（PSD）患者中的相关性和临床意义,期望早期发现PSD患者并为及时干预提供帮助。方法：对329例急性脑卒中后1个月内患者采用系统的神经心理评估和MRI检查。所有患者均常规行汉密尔顿抑郁量表（HAMD）评分,根据头颅MRJ结果分析病变部位。结果：PSD的发病率以左侧半球脑卒中患者明显高于双侧和右侧半球脑卒中患者,且左侧额叶和基底节尤为突出。不同病灶数目组间比较,PSD的发生率以多灶患者明显高于单灶患者（P〈0．01）。结论：急性脑卒中后PSD与病变部位在左侧半球尤其是左侧额叶、颞叶和基底节区具有显著相关性。完全前循环梗死也是易患PSD的危险因素。     

Depressive symptoms in acute stroke: A cross-sectional study of their association with sociodemographics and clinical factors

The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of post-stroke depression (PSD) in the acute phase following first-ever stroke, and to identify its sociodemographic and clinical correlates. Data were collected in a cross-sectional correlational study from face-to-face interviews using structured questionnaires and patients' medical records. The sample consisted of 109 patients with first-ever stroke. Depressive symptoms after stroke were measured with Beck Depression Inventory II. Mild, moderate or severe depressive symptoms were reported by 27% of the participants. PSD was uniquely associated with post-stroke fatigue, sleep latency and sleep disturbance. Patients with PSD also reported slightly more bodily pain. Stroke type, stroke location, and the sociodemographic characteristics we examined were unrelated to PSD. Further research is needed to assess the role sleep changes, fatigue and bodily pain might have in relation to depression in the acute phase after stroke.     

老年人脑卒中后抑郁的临床研究

目的:探讨老年人脑卒中后抑郁(PSD)的临床特征和西酞普兰的疗效。方法:65岁以上首次发作的老年脑卒中患者230例,于卒中15天后进行日常生活能力(ADL)、汉密尔顿抑郁量表(HAMD)、简明智能量表(MMSE)评估,对伴有卒中后抑郁的患者给予西酞普兰治疗,3个月后随访,并与对照组比较。结果:经随访评估合并PSD患者90例,占39.1%;PSD的发生率与卒中类型无关;脑叶和左侧半球与PSD发生具有相关趋势(OR>1,P=0.10);抑郁组与无抑郁组患者ADL及MMSE评分比较差异有显著性意义(P<0.05);经抗抑郁治疗后,西酞普兰组患者的抑郁症状逐渐好转,HAMD及ADL评分明显改善。结论:PSD的发生率高达39.1%;PSD对ADL和MMSE可产生明显影响;西酞普兰治疗PSD有良好疗效。     

Relationship between subtypes of MRI-confirmed acute ischemic stroke based on OCSP and TOAST classifications

BACKGROUND： Two classification systems exist for subtypes of acute cerebral infarction. One was developed for the Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment （TOAST）, based primarily on etiology. The other is the Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project （OCSP）, based on clinical features.
OBJECTIVE： To evaluate the relationship between OCSP and TOAST classifications in terms of stroke location and etiology in 126 patients with acute ischemic stroke confirmed by transcranial magnetic resonance imaging （MRI）.
DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING： Retrospective case analysis. Transcranial MRI, diffusion weighted imaging, and magnetic resonance angiography were performed in 126 patients with acute stroke during the first 48 hours following admission to the Department of Neurology, Navy General Hospital of Chinese PLA.
PARTICIPANTS： A total of 126 patients with acute stroke, comprised of 71 males and 55 females, admitted to the Navy General Hospital of Chinese PLA between December 2005 and April 2006 were included.
METHODS： Of 126 patients with acute stroke, 13 exhibited total anterior circulation infarcts （TACI）, 51 had partial anterior circulation infarcts （PACI）, 28 suffered posterior circulation infarcts （POCI）, and 34 had lacunar infarcts （LACI） based on OCSP classification. However, according to TOAST classification, 19 cases were a result of large-artery atherosclerosis, 32 by cardioembolism, 36 by small-vessel occlusion, 1 by stroke of other determined etiology, and 38 by stroke of undetermined etiology.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES： The corresponding relationship of the subtypes of acute stroke based on OCSP and TOAST.
RESULTS： Of patients with TACI, 8 （61.5%） were caused by cardioembolism. Of patients with PACI, 16 （31.4%） were caused by large-artery atherosclerosis and 17 （33.3%） by cardioembolism. Of patients with POCI, 12 （42.8%） were a result of small-vessel occlusion. Of patients with LACI, 17 （50.0%） were caused by hypertension and arteriolar sclerosi     

Poststroke depression and emotional incontinence: correlation with lesion location

OBJECTIVE: To correlate the location of stroke with poststroke depression (PSD) and emotional incontinence (PSEI). METHODS: The authors prospectively studied 148 patients (94 men and 54 women, mean age 62 years) with single, unilateral stroke (126 infarcts and 22 hemorrhages) at 2 to 4 months poststroke with regard to the presence of PSD (using Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV criteria and Beck Depression Inventory) and PSEI. The lesion location was analyzed by CT or MRI. RESULTS: Twenty-seven patients (18%) had PSD and 50 (34%) had PSEI. The presence of PSD and PSEI was not related to the nature, laterality, or size of the lesion. The frequency of PSEI, but not of PSD, was higher in women than in men and in ischemic rather than hemorrhagic stroke (p < 0. 05). Although both PSD and PSEI were related to motor dysfunction and location (anterior versus posterior cortex) of the lesion, location was a stronger determinant for PSD (p < 0.05). The prevalence of PSD/PSEI in each location was 75%/100% in frontal lobe of anterior cerebral artery territory, 50%/0 in temporal lobe, 30%/40% in frontal-middle cerebral artery territory, 13%/0 in occipital lobe, 19%/45% in lenticulocapsular area, 11%/16% in thalamus, 16%/53% in pontine base, 36%/55% in medulla, and 0/22% in cerebellum. Parietal and dorsal pontine lesions were not associated with PSD or PSEI. PSEI was more closely associated with lenticulocapsular strokes than was PSD (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Development of PSD and PSEI is strongly influenced by lesion location, probably associated with the chemical neuroanatomy related to the frontal/temporal lobe-basal ganglia-ventral brainstem circuitry. Although the lesion distribution is similar, PSEI is more closely related to lenticulocapsular strokes than is PSD.     

小脑前下动脉梗死的临床与磁共振成像的研究

目的 研究小脑前下动脉(AICA)梗死的临床表现及磁共振成像(MRI)特征。方法 对我院1997年1月～2001年6月4年半间通过磁共振成像(MRI)确诊的19例AICA梗死患者进行临床及MRI观察。结果AICA梗死占同期急性脑梗死的1.47％,占同期小脑梗死22.1％。危险因素与一般缺血性脑卒中午相似,即高血压、高脂血症、糖尿病是其主要的危险因素。所有患者均有眩晕及小脑性共济失调的症状体征;除一名患者外均有颅神经受累,以Ⅷ、Ⅶ、v最多见。第Ⅶ颅神经受累是AIcA梗死的一个特征性改变。AICA梗死预后较好。结论 AICA梗死并非罕见,应提高对AICA梗死临床表现及MRI特征的认识,以降低临床误诊率。