Intracranial artery stenosis (ICAS)

Evidence-based neurology checklist on intracranial artery stenosis (icas): Risk factors: atherosclerosis Advanced age Hypertension Diabetes Dyslipidemia Cigarette smoking Metabolic syndrome Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency Risk factors: others Clinical features Radiological…

Risk factors: atherosclerosis

  • Advanced age
  • Hypertension
  • Diabetes
  • Dyslipidemia
  • Cigarette smoking
  • Metabolic syndrome
  • Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency

Risk factors: others

Clinical features

Radiological investigations

Radiological features

Medical treatment

Endovascular treatment options

References

  1. Hongo H, Miyawaki S, Imai H, et al. Comprehensive investigation of RNF213 nonsynonymous variants associated with intracranial artery stenosis. Sci Rep 2020; 10:11942.
  2. Gutierrez J, Turan TN, Hoh BL, Chimowitz MI. Intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis: risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment. Lancet Neurol 2022; 21:355-368.
  3. Holmstedt CA, Turan TN, Chimowitz MI. Atherosclerotic intracranial arterial stenosis: risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment. Lancet Neurol 2013; 12:1106-1114. 
  4. Li J, Chen Y, Ou Z, et al. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis in stroke patients. Eur J Neurol 2022; 29:2683-2689.
  5. Mehta A, Khasiyev F, Wright CB, Rundek T, Sacco RL, Elkind MSV, Gutierrez J. Intracranial large artery stenosis and past infectious exposures: results from the NOMAS cohort. Stroke 2022; 53:1589-1596. 
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