Regional Low Cerebral Blood Flow Predicts Leukoaraiosis Development at 18 Months in Patients with TIA and Minor Stroke

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dc.contributor.advisorCoutts, Shelagh
dc.contributor.authorBernbaum, Manya
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-21T20:31:49Z
dc.date.available2013-11-12T08:00:11Z
dc.date.issued2013-08-21
dc.date.submitted2013en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate whether low cerebral blood flow (CBF) is associated with subsequent white matter hyperintensity (WMH) development in minor stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) patients. New WMH at 18 months were identified by comparing follow-up with baseline FLAIR, and regions of interest (ROI) were placed in normal appearing and hyperintense white matter. Co-registered CBF maps were used to quantify relative CBF. Forty patients were evaluated, where mean age was 62+/-12 years, 78% male and 9% diabetic. A mixed effects logistic regression accounting for “within patient” clustering, showed that as CBF increases by 1mL/100g/min, the odds of having a new WMH decrease by 0.61. Results suggest that regions of white matter that develop WMH at 18 months have low baseline CBF. Future studies aiming to improve cerebral perfusion in normal appearing white matter might provide a target for arresting the development of WMH.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBernbaum, M. (2013). Regional Low Cerebral Blood Flow Predicts Leukoaraiosis Development at 18 Months in Patients with TIA and Minor Stroke (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27576en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27576
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/884
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectNeuroscience
dc.subject.classificationMinor Strokeen_US
dc.subject.classificationLeukoaraiosisen_US
dc.subject.classificationCerebral Blood Flowen_US
dc.subject.classificationTIAen_US
dc.subject.classificationMR Perfusionen_US
dc.subject.classificationWhite Matter Diseaseen_US
dc.subject.classificationWhite Matter Hyperintensityen_US
dc.titleRegional Low Cerebral Blood Flow Predicts Leukoaraiosis Development at 18 Months in Patients with TIA and Minor Stroke
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineNeuroscience
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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