Where in the Brain do Strokes Occur? A Pilot Study and Call for Data
Larry Nichols, Joshua C. Bridgewater, Nicholas B. Wagner, Mathew Karivelil, Himara Koelmeyer, Denise Goings, Thomas Hope
Abstract
Background: Every year, more than 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke, and each year about 140,000 Americans die from strokes. Although there is abundant information on the epidemiology, risk factors, pathophysiology, and many clinical features of strokes, there is a lack of specific numerical quantitation on the neuroanatomical distribution of strokes.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePosterior cerebral arteryBasilar arteryNeurovascular bundlePosterior inferior cerebellar arteryAnterior cerebral arteryAnterior inferior cerebellar arteryDiaschisisMiddle cerebral arteryStroke (engine)Internal capsuleCerebral arteriesCardiologyInternal carotid arteryInternal medicineRadiologyMagnetic resonance imagingVertebral arteryCerebellumAnatomyWhite matterIschemiaAneurysmMechanical engineeringEngineeringAcute Ischemic Stroke ManagementCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery DiseasesTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances