Is kidney function associated with severity of white matter hyperintensity in patients with acute ischemic stroke/TIA?
Our study demonstrates that renal dysfunction (eGFR) is independently associated with the severity of PVH but not SDWMH in patients with acute ischemic stroke. This results highlighted different pathological mechanism and risk factors of PVH and SDWMH.
In our experience, percentage of bovine arch anomalies in patients with significant carotid atherosclerosis is not significantly different from those without disease. Clinicians should be aware of the high prevalence of arch anomalies, which can impact endovascular approach and management, and radiologists should be aware of the clinical importance of reporting such variants.