Micro-bleedings of Cerebrum and Leukoaraiosis: Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Correlation Analysis by Micro-Bleed Anatomical Rating and Fazekas
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https://doi.org/10.36552/pjns.v29i1.1027Keywords:
leukoariosis, fazekas, Intracerebral bleed, microbleed anatomical rating scale, strokeAbstract
Objectives: Using Fazekas and Micro-bleed Anatomical Rating Scales (MARS) to assess the inter-relationship of MB(C) and leukoaraiosis based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional observational research was carried out at the radiology department of RYK Hospital Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan. The study involved 70 participants who had MRI brain scans and were discovered to have micro-bleeds. The Micro-bleed Anatomical Rating scale (MARS) was used to grade micro-bleeds and Fazeka’s scale was implied for grading leukoaraiosis. The relationship between MARS and Fazeka’s scale was ascertained by Spearman's correlation.
Results: The patient's mean age was 65 years and 2 months, with male to female gender ratio of 1.8:1. A significant correlation (p<0.001) was observed between micro-bleeds grading of MARS and Fazekas grades, with a significant correlation coefficient of 1. Cerebral micro-bleeds also correlated with coexisting diseases, notably hypertension (84.28%), diabetes (60.00%), and smoking (55.71%). MRI analysis showed micro-bleeds were most frequently in variable locations (44.6%), followed by lobar regions (27.7%), deeper areas (18.5%), and basal nuclei (9.2%).
Conclusion: Leukoaraiosis (LA) and MB(C) have a strong correlation that suggests micro-blood vessel ischemia and hemorrhage as ultimate outcomes.
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