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  • Title: Silent intracerebral microhemorrhages in patients with ischemic stroke. Amsterdam Vascular Medicine Group.
    Author: Kwa VI, Franke CL, Verbeeten B, Stam J.
    Journal: Ann Neurol; 1998 Sep; 44(3):372-7. PubMed ID: 9749604.
    Abstract:
    We compared the frequencies of signs of old intracerebral hemorrhages on brain magnetic resonance imaging scans in 66 patients with ischemic stroke, 69 with myocardial infarction, and 86 with peripheral arterial disease (a total of 221 patients). Magnetic resonance imaging scans were independently assessed by two investigators without knowledge of clinical or laboratory data. In 31 patients (14%) we found local cerebral hemosiderin deposits. In 24 patients they were clinically silent. Hemosiderin deposits were significantly more frequent in patients with ischemic stroke (26%) than in patients with myocardial infarction (4%) or peripheral arterial disease (13%). Hemosiderin deposits were associated with cerebral white matter lesions (odds ratio, 5.3; 95% confidence interval, 2.5-12.4). The odds ratios were higher in patients with severe cerebral white matter lesions. Our findings support the hypothesis that cerebral vessels of patients with ischemic stroke are more prone to rupture than those of patients with other manifestations of atherosclerotic disease, which may explain the higher incidence of intracerebral hemorrhages when these patients are treated with oral anticoagulants. The microhemorrhages were associated with cerebral white matter lesions, which suggests that they are another manifestation of cerebral small-vessel disease.
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