Clinical Associations and Prognostic Value of MRI-Visible Perivascular Spaces in Patients With Ischemic Stroke or TIA: A Pooled Analysis



Best, Jonathan G, Ambler, Gareth, Wilson, Duncan ORCID: 0000-0002-4479-6974, Du, Houwei ORCID: 0000-0002-5978-9734, Lee, Keon-Joo, Lim, Jae-Sung ORCID: 0000-0001-6157-2908, Teo, Kay Cheong, Mak, Henry, Kim, Young Dae ORCID: 0000-0001-5750-2616, Song, Tae-Jin ORCID: 0000-0002-9937-762X
et al (show 40 more authors) (2024) Clinical Associations and Prognostic Value of MRI-Visible Perivascular Spaces in Patients With Ischemic Stroke or TIA: A Pooled Analysis. Neurology, 102 (1). e207795-.

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Abstract

<h4>Background and objectives</h4>Visible perivascular spaces are an MRI marker of cerebral small vessel disease and might predict future stroke. However, results from existing studies vary. We aimed to clarify this through a large collaborative multicenter analysis.<h4>Methods</h4>We pooled individual patient data from a consortium of prospective cohort studies. Participants had recent ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), underwent baseline MRI, and were followed up for ischemic stroke and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (ICH). Perivascular spaces in the basal ganglia (BGPVS) and perivascular spaces in the centrum semiovale (CSOPVS) were rated locally using a validated visual scale. We investigated clinical and radiologic associations cross-sectionally using multinomial logistic regression and prospective associations with ischemic stroke and ICH using Cox regression.<h4>Results</h4>We included 7,778 participants (mean age 70.6 years; 42.7% female) from 16 studies, followed up for a median of 1.44 years. Eighty ICH and 424 ischemic strokes occurred. BGPVS were associated with increasing age, hypertension, previous ischemic stroke, previous ICH, lacunes, cerebral microbleeds, and white matter hyperintensities. CSOPVS showed consistently weaker associations. Prospectively, after adjusting for potential confounders including cerebral microbleeds, increasing BGPVS burden was independently associated with future ischemic stroke (versus 0-10 BGPVS, 11-20 BGPVS: HR 1.19, 95% CI 0.93-1.53; 21+ BGPVS: HR 1.50, 95% CI 1.10-2.06; <i>p</i> = 0.040). Higher BGPVS burden was associated with increased ICH risk in univariable analysis, but not in adjusted analyses. CSOPVS were not significantly associated with either outcome.<h4>Discussion</h4>In patients with ischemic stroke or TIA, increasing BGPVS burden is associated with more severe cerebral small vessel disease and higher ischemic stroke risk. Neither BGPVS nor CSOPVS were independently associated with future ICH.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Humans, Ischemic Attack, Transient, Intracranial Hemorrhages, Cerebral Hemorrhage, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Aged, Female, Male, Stroke, Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases, Ischemic Stroke
Divisions: Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Life Courses and Medical Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 15 Feb 2024 11:14
Last Modified: 15 Feb 2024 11:15
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207795
Open Access URL: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000207795
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3178667