Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Transcranial Doppler; Intracranial stenosis; Magnetic resonance angiography; Cerebral infarction prevention
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Diagnostic Tcd For Intracranial Stenosis In Acute Stroke Patients: Experience From A Tertiary Care Stroke Center In Karachi, Pakistan., Ayeesha Kamran Kamal, Hasan Rehman, Nasir Mustafa, Bilal Ahmed, Mohammad Jan, Faisal Wadivalla, Syed Kamran
Diagnostic Tcd For Intracranial Stenosis In Acute Stroke Patients: Experience From A Tertiary Care Stroke Center In Karachi, Pakistan., Ayeesha Kamran Kamal, Hasan Rehman, Nasir Mustafa, Bilal Ahmed, Mohammad Jan, Faisal Wadivalla, Syed Kamran
Department of Medicine
Background: Stroke is a common cause of morbidity and mortality around the world. Intracranial large artery atherosclerosis (ICAD) is a frequent etiology of stroke in the South Asian population. There is a need for widely available screening tools to identify patients that are at high risk of stroke due to ICAD for aggressive risk management. This study describes the experience of using the transcranial Doppler (TCD) as a screening tool for this purpose at a tertiary care hospital in a developing country.
Methods: 86 Patients admitted with stroke due to ICAD underwent TCD for six arteries (Right and left …