Focal brain necrosis following obstruction of blood flow to localized area of brain
Subacute infarct ~ 2-14 days following initial ischemic event
May occur ± hemorrhagic transformation (HT)
IMAGING
General Features
CT Findings
MR Findings
Angiographic Findings
Nuclear Medicine Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
Mistry EA et al: White matter disease and outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 41(4):639-44, 2020
Wessell AP et al: A critical assessment of the golden hour and the impact of procedural timing in stroke thrombectomy. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 41(5):822-7, 2020
Bill O et al: Focal hypoperfusion in acute ischemic stroke perfusion CT: clinical and radiologic predictors and accuracy for infarct prediction. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 40(3):483-9, 2019
Majidi S et al: MRI-based thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke presenting with a low NIHSS. Neurology. 93(16):e1507-13, 2019
Sotoudeh H et al: Misleading CT perfusion in subacute ischemic stroke. Emerg Radiol. 26(5):581-6, 2019
Arnold Fiebelkorn C et al: Frequency of acute and subacute infarcts in a population-based study. Mayo Clin Proc. 93(3):300-6, 2018
Yang YM et al: Normalization of T2 relaxation time and apparent diffusion coefficient in relation to the inflammatory changes in the substantia nigra of rats with focal cerebral ischemia. Acta Radiol. 56(7):837-43, 2015
Zöllner JP et al: Changes of pH and energy state in subacute human ischemia assessed by multinuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Stroke. 46(2):441-6, 2015
Brunner IC et al: Plasticity and response to action observation: a longitudinal FMRI study of potential mirror neurons in patients with subacute stroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 28(9):874-84, 2014
Ntaios G et al: Acute imaging does not improve ASTRAL score's accuracy despite having a prognostic value. Int J Stroke. 9(7):926-31, 2014
Qiao Y et al: Intracranial plaque enhancement in patients with cerebrovascular events on high-spatial-resolution MR images. Radiology. 271(2):534-42, 2014
Drier A et al: Prediction of subacute infarct size in acute middle cerebral artery stroke: comparison of perfusion-weighted imaging and apparent diffusion coefficient maps. Radiology. 265(2):511-7, 2012
Kamalian S et al: CT perfusion mean transit time maps optimally distinguish benign oligemia from true "at-risk" ischemic penumbra, but thresholds vary by postprocessing technique. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 33(3):545-9, 2012
Donnan GA et al: Penumbral selection of patients for trials of acute stroke therapy. Lancet Neurol. 8(3):261-9, 2009
Elkind MS: Outcomes after stroke: risk of recurrent ischemic stroke and other events. Am J Med. 122(4 Suppl 2):S7-13, 2009
Olivot JM et al: Perfusion MRI (Tmax and MTT) correlation with xenon CT cerebral blood flow in stroke patients. Neurology. 72(13):1140-5, 2009
Muñoz Maniega S et al: Changes in NAA and lactate following ischemic stroke: a serial MR spectroscopic imaging study. Neurology. 71(24):1993-9, 2008
Vernino S et al: Cause-specific mortality after first cerebral infarction: a population-based study. Stroke. 34(8):1828-32, 2003
Focal brain necrosis following obstruction of blood flow to localized area of brain
Subacute infarct ~ 2-14 days following initial ischemic event
May occur ± hemorrhagic transformation (HT)
IMAGING
General Features
CT Findings
MR Findings
Angiographic Findings
Nuclear Medicine Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
Mistry EA et al: White matter disease and outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 41(4):639-44, 2020
Wessell AP et al: A critical assessment of the golden hour and the impact of procedural timing in stroke thrombectomy. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 41(5):822-7, 2020
Bill O et al: Focal hypoperfusion in acute ischemic stroke perfusion CT: clinical and radiologic predictors and accuracy for infarct prediction. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 40(3):483-9, 2019
Majidi S et al: MRI-based thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke presenting with a low NIHSS. Neurology. 93(16):e1507-13, 2019
Sotoudeh H et al: Misleading CT perfusion in subacute ischemic stroke. Emerg Radiol. 26(5):581-6, 2019
Arnold Fiebelkorn C et al: Frequency of acute and subacute infarcts in a population-based study. Mayo Clin Proc. 93(3):300-6, 2018
Yang YM et al: Normalization of T2 relaxation time and apparent diffusion coefficient in relation to the inflammatory changes in the substantia nigra of rats with focal cerebral ischemia. Acta Radiol. 56(7):837-43, 2015
Zöllner JP et al: Changes of pH and energy state in subacute human ischemia assessed by multinuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Stroke. 46(2):441-6, 2015
Brunner IC et al: Plasticity and response to action observation: a longitudinal FMRI study of potential mirror neurons in patients with subacute stroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 28(9):874-84, 2014
Ntaios G et al: Acute imaging does not improve ASTRAL score's accuracy despite having a prognostic value. Int J Stroke. 9(7):926-31, 2014
Qiao Y et al: Intracranial plaque enhancement in patients with cerebrovascular events on high-spatial-resolution MR images. Radiology. 271(2):534-42, 2014
Drier A et al: Prediction of subacute infarct size in acute middle cerebral artery stroke: comparison of perfusion-weighted imaging and apparent diffusion coefficient maps. Radiology. 265(2):511-7, 2012
Kamalian S et al: CT perfusion mean transit time maps optimally distinguish benign oligemia from true "at-risk" ischemic penumbra, but thresholds vary by postprocessing technique. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 33(3):545-9, 2012
Donnan GA et al: Penumbral selection of patients for trials of acute stroke therapy. Lancet Neurol. 8(3):261-9, 2009
Elkind MS: Outcomes after stroke: risk of recurrent ischemic stroke and other events. Am J Med. 122(4 Suppl 2):S7-13, 2009
Olivot JM et al: Perfusion MRI (Tmax and MTT) correlation with xenon CT cerebral blood flow in stroke patients. Neurology. 72(13):1140-5, 2009
Muñoz Maniega S et al: Changes in NAA and lactate following ischemic stroke: a serial MR spectroscopic imaging study. Neurology. 71(24):1993-9, 2008
Vernino S et al: Cause-specific mortality after first cerebral infarction: a population-based study. Stroke. 34(8):1828-32, 2003
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