Border-zone stroke: types

Evidence-based neurology checklist on border-zone stroke: types: Internal This is usually a haemodynamic stroke It is typical caused by carotid stenosis or hypotension The risk factors are hypertension, diabetes, and coronary artery disease These are found along and above the lateral ventricles…

Internal

  • This is usually a haemodynamic stroke
  • It is typical caused by carotid stenosis or hypotension
  • The risk factors are hypertension, diabetes, and coronary artery disease 
  • These are found along and above the lateral ventricles
  • They are between the deep and superficial MCA systems
  • They are also found between the superficial MCA and ACA systems

Cortical

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References

  1. Yong SW, Bang OY, Lee PH, Li WY. Internal and cortical border-zone infarction: clinical and diffusion-weighted imaging features. Stroke 2006; 37:841-846.
  2. Belden JR, Caplan LR, Pessin MS, Kwan E. Mechanisms and clinical features of posterior border-zone infarcts. Neurology 1999; 53:1312-1318.
  3. Joinlambert C, Saliou G, Flamand-Roze C, et al. Cortical border-zone infarcts: clinical features, causes and outcome. JNNP 2012; 83:771-775.
  4. Bogousslavsky J, Regli F. Unilateral watershed cerebral infarcts. Neurology 1986; 36:373-377.
  5. Mounier-Vehier F, Degaey I, Leclerc X, Leys D. Cerebellar border zone infarcts are often associated with presumed cardiac sources of ischemic stroke. JNNP 1995; 59:87-89.

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