Cerebrovascular Collateral Integrity in Pediatric Large Vessel Occlusion: Analysis of the Save ChildS Study

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  • Stanford University
  • University of Münster
  • University of Hamburg
  • Innsbruck Medical University
  • University of Bonn
  • RWTH Aachen University
  • Esine (BS)
  • Kiel University
  • Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein - Campus Lübeck
  • Kepler University Hospital
  • Heidelberg University 
  • Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
  • University of Marburg
  • University of Basel

Abstract

Background and Objectives Robust cerebrovascular collaterals in adult patients with large vessel occlusion stroke have been associated with longer treatment windows, better recanalization rates, and improved outcomes, but the role of collaterals in pediatric stroke is not known. The primary aim was to determine whether favorable collaterals correlated with better radiographic and clinical outcomes in children with ischemic stroke who underwent thrombectomy. Methods This study analyzed a subset of children enrolled in SaveChildS, a retrospective, multicenter, observational cohort study of 73 pediatric patients with stroke who underwent thrombectomy between 2000 and 2018 at 27 US and European centers. Included patients had baseline angiographic imaging and follow-up modified Rankin Scale scores available for review. Posterior circulation occlusions were excluded. Cerebrovascular collaterals were graded on acute neuroimaging by 2 blinded neuroradiologists according to the Tan collateral score, in which favorable collaterals are defined as >50% filling and unfavorable collaterals as <50% filling distal to the occluded vessel. Collateral status was correlated with clinical and neuroimaging characteristics and outcomes. Between-group comparisons were performed with the Wilcoxon rank-sum test for continuous variables or Fisher exact test for binary variables. Results Thirty-three children (mean age 10.9 [SD ±4.9]) years were included; 14 (42.4%) had favorable collaterals. Median final stroke volume as a percent of total brain volume (TBV) was significantly lower in patients with favorable collaterals (1.35% [interquartile range (IQR) 1.14%-3.76%] vs 7.86% [IQR 1.54%-11.07%], p = 0.049). Collateral status did not correlate with clinical outcome, infarct growth, or final Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) in our cohort. Patients with favorable collaterals had higher baseline ASPECTS (7 [IQR 6-8] vs 5.5 [4-6], p = 0.006), smaller baseline ischemic volume (1.57% TBV [IQR 1.09%-2.29%] vs 3.42% TBV [IQR 1.26%-5.33%], p = 0.035), and slower early infarct growth rate (2.4 mL/h [IQR 1.5-5.1 mL/h] vs 10.4 mL/h [IQR 3.0-30.7 mL/h], p = 0.028).

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)E352-E363
Number of pages12
JournalNeurology
Volume98
Issue number4
Early online date18 Nov 2021
Publication statusPublished - 25 Jan 2022
Peer-reviewedYes

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PubMed 34795051
ORCID /0000-0001-5258-0025/work/146644936

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