Extent of hypoattenuation on CT angiography source images in basilar artery occlusion: Prognostic value in the Basilar Artery International Cooperation Study

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Contributors

  • Volker Puetz - , Department of Neurology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Author)
  • Andrei Khomenko - , University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Department of Neurology (Author)
  • Michael D. Hill - , Leipzig University, University of Calgary (Author)
  • Imanuel Dzialowski - , University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Department of Neurology (Author)
  • Patrik Michel - , University of Lausanne (Author)
  • Christian Weimar - , University of Duisburg-Essen (Author)
  • Christine A.C. Wijman - , University Medical Center Freiburg, Stanford University (Author)
  • Heinrich P. Mattle - , University of Bern (Author)
  • Stefan T. Engelter - , University of Basel (Author)
  • Keith W. Muir - , Hannover Medical School (MHH), University of Glasgow (Author)
  • Thomas Pfefferkorn - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Author)
  • David Tanne - , Tel Aviv University (Author)
  • Kristina Szabo - , Heidelberg University  (Author)
  • L. Jaap Kappelle - , University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht (Author)
  • Ale Algra - , University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht, Utrecht University (Author)
  • Ruediger Von Kummer - , Department of Neurology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden (Author)
  • Andrew M. Demchuk - , University of Bern, University of Calgary (Author)
  • Wouter J. Schonewille - , St. Antonius Hospital (Author)

Abstract

Background and Purpose: The posterior circulation Acute Stroke Prognosis Early CT Score (pc-ASPECTS) quantifies the extent of early ischemic changes in the posterior circulation with a 10-point grading system. We hypothesized that pc-ASPECTS applied to CT angiography source images predicts functional outcome of patients in the Basilar Artery International Cooperation Study (BASICS). Methods: BASICS was a prospective, observational registry of consecutive patients with acute symptomatic basilar artery occlusion. Functional outcome was assessed at 1 month. We applied pc-ASPECTS to CT angiography source images of patients with CT angiography for confirmation of basilar artery occlusion. We calculated unadjusted and adjusted risk ratios (RRs) of pc-ASPECTS dichotomized at ≥8 versus <8. Primary outcome measure was favorable outcome (modified Rankin Scale scores 0-3). Secondary outcome measures were mortality and functional independence (modified Rankin Scale scores 0-2). Results: Of 158 patients included, 78 patients had a CT angiography source images pc-ASPECTS ≥8. Patients with a pc-ASPECTS ≥8 more often had a favorable outcome than patients with a pc-ASPECTS <8 (crude RR, 1.7; 95% CI, 0.98-3.0). After adjustment for age, baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score, and thrombolysis, pc-ASPECTS ≥8 was not related to favorable outcome (RR, 1.3; 95% CI, 0.8-2.2), but it was related to reduced mortality (RR, 0.7; 95% CI, 0.5-0.98) and functional independence (RR, 2.0; 95% CI, 1.1-3.8). In post hoc analysis, pc-ASPECTS dichotomized at ≥6 versus <6 predicted a favorable outcome (adjusted RR, 3.1; 95% CI, 1.2-7.5). Conclusions: pc-ASPECTS on CT angiography source images independently predicted death and functional independence at 1 month in the CT angiography subgroup of patients in the BASICS registry.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3454-3459
Number of pages6
JournalStroke
Volume42
Issue number12
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2011
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 21960577

Keywords

Keywords

  • Acute, Basilar Artery, CT angiography, Prognosis, Stroke