Objectives: In this research we wanted to highlight the importance of defining Borderzone infarctions (BZI) as a separate subtype in stroke classifications. We thus studied cases of isolated BZI, small vessel disease (SVD), and large vessel disease (LVD), to identify their points of similarities and difference in a sample of Egyptian patients.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional (observational) study. Consecutive 637 acute ischemic stroke patients were recruited over a 2 year period, from 2 stroke units of Ain Shams University hospitals in Egypt. Medical history and laboratory investigations were done to identify risk factors. National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) was performed on admission, and modified Rankin scale (mRS) on admission, and after 3 months. MRI brain was done to identify stroke subtype; MRA and carotid duplex were used to define vascular status.
Results: Among the studied group of patients, 72 (11.3%) had BZI, 145 (22.8%) had SVD, 165 (26%) had LVD, and 255 were excluded as they had either undetermined, or mixed etiology. BZI showed significantly older age, early confluent lesions, more disease severity by NIHSS, and worst outcome by mRS (P < 0.05). SVD had more microbleeds than BZI and LVD. LVD showed lower prevalence of hypertension and lower high-density lipoprotein levels.
Conclusions: Isolated BZI, SVD, and LVD infarctions have characteristic risk factors and clinical patterns. Further studies are needed to identify if they are different from cases with mixed pathology. This could have an impact on the selection of primary and secondary preventive measures appropriate to each type.
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