Spontaneous cervico-cerebral artery dissection (CCAD) is a common condition found among young patients with ischemic stroke. We examined the possible association between the polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR)-C677T and the gene mutation in transforming growth factor beta receptor II (TGFBR2) in a cohort of CCAD patients. One-hundred CCAD cases (65 males; mean age: 38.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Purpose: Few studies have investigated the rates of recanalisation after cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). Our objective was to investigate the recanalisation rate and to identify predictors of recanalisation in patients with CVT.
Methods: We included 102 patients with confirmed first-ever, non-septic CVT.
Background: The occlusion of the artery of Percheron results in bilateral thalamic and mesencephalic infarctions. In this series, we attempted to classify the subtypes of clinical presentations and long-term prognosis with regards to radiological patterns.
Methods: We sought the clinical and radiological findings of 15 (8 men and 7 women; mean age 48 years) consecutive patients with Percheron artery infarct over 10 years.