Carotid plaques and neurological impairment in patients with acute cerebral infarction.

<h4>Objective</h4>To determine whether the coexistence of carotid atherosclerosis plaque affects the neurological function of cerebral infarction.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 1078 patients with acute cerebral infarction were enrolled, all patients were divided into carotid plaq...

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Main Authors: Tongtian Ni, Yi Fu, Wei Zhou, Min Chen, Jianwei Shao, Weijun Zhou, Enqiang Mao, Erzhen Chen
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0226961&type=printable
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author Tongtian Ni
Yi Fu
Wei Zhou
Min Chen
Jianwei Shao
Weijun Zhou
Enqiang Mao
Erzhen Chen
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Yi Fu
Wei Zhou
Min Chen
Jianwei Shao
Weijun Zhou
Enqiang Mao
Erzhen Chen
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description <h4>Objective</h4>To determine whether the coexistence of carotid atherosclerosis plaque affects the neurological function of cerebral infarction.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 1078 patients with acute cerebral infarction were enrolled, all patients were divided into carotid plaque group (n = 702) and non-carotid plaque group (n = 376). Meanwhile, all patients were divided into mild group (n = 624) and moderate to severe group (n = 454). The difference of the incidence of carotid plaque between the mild and moderate to severe group was analyzed.<h4>Results</h4>In the 1078 patients with cerebral infarction, the NIHSS score in the carotid plaque group was significantly higher than that in the non-carotid plaque group (P<0.05). The number of mild cases without carotid artery plaque group was larger than that of plaque group (P<0.05), and the number of moderate to severe cases in carotid plaque group was larger than that in non-plaque group (P<0.05). In patients with carotid atherosclerotic plaque, the risk of moderate to severe cerebral infarction was 2.11 times higher than that without carotid artery plaque. Lastly, patients with single plaques were 1.82 times more likely to develop moderate to severe cerebral infarction than those without carotid plaque, while patients with multiple carotid plaques were 2.41 times higher to get moderate or severe cerebral infarction than those without carotid plaque.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The incidence of carotid atherosclerotic plaques may be related to neurological deficits in patients with acute cerebral infarction.
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spelling doaj-art-d1701f3d43404eb18c61d5237ef560572025-08-20T02:00:43ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032020-01-01151e022696110.1371/journal.pone.0226961Carotid plaques and neurological impairment in patients with acute cerebral infarction.Tongtian NiYi FuWei ZhouMin ChenJianwei ShaoWeijun ZhouEnqiang MaoErzhen Chen<h4>Objective</h4>To determine whether the coexistence of carotid atherosclerosis plaque affects the neurological function of cerebral infarction.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 1078 patients with acute cerebral infarction were enrolled, all patients were divided into carotid plaque group (n = 702) and non-carotid plaque group (n = 376). Meanwhile, all patients were divided into mild group (n = 624) and moderate to severe group (n = 454). The difference of the incidence of carotid plaque between the mild and moderate to severe group was analyzed.<h4>Results</h4>In the 1078 patients with cerebral infarction, the NIHSS score in the carotid plaque group was significantly higher than that in the non-carotid plaque group (P<0.05). The number of mild cases without carotid artery plaque group was larger than that of plaque group (P<0.05), and the number of moderate to severe cases in carotid plaque group was larger than that in non-plaque group (P<0.05). In patients with carotid atherosclerotic plaque, the risk of moderate to severe cerebral infarction was 2.11 times higher than that without carotid artery plaque. Lastly, patients with single plaques were 1.82 times more likely to develop moderate to severe cerebral infarction than those without carotid plaque, while patients with multiple carotid plaques were 2.41 times higher to get moderate or severe cerebral infarction than those without carotid plaque.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The incidence of carotid atherosclerotic plaques may be related to neurological deficits in patients with acute cerebral infarction.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0226961&type=printable
spellingShingle Tongtian Ni
Yi Fu
Wei Zhou
Min Chen
Jianwei Shao
Weijun Zhou
Enqiang Mao
Erzhen Chen
Carotid plaques and neurological impairment in patients with acute cerebral infarction.
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title Carotid plaques and neurological impairment in patients with acute cerebral infarction.
title_full Carotid plaques and neurological impairment in patients with acute cerebral infarction.
title_fullStr Carotid plaques and neurological impairment in patients with acute cerebral infarction.
title_full_unstemmed Carotid plaques and neurological impairment in patients with acute cerebral infarction.
title_short Carotid plaques and neurological impairment in patients with acute cerebral infarction.
title_sort carotid plaques and neurological impairment in patients with acute cerebral infarction
url https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0226961&type=printable
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