BACKGROUND: Isolated @entity4798 in the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) territory is rare, and its etiology has not yet been fully elucidated. Thus, we aimed to determine the etiologic and clinical characteristics of @entity1 with isolated ACA territory @entity1188 due to @entity4066 . METHODS: Of 2315 @entity1 with @entity385 admitted to our hospital between April 2007 and September 2013, 34 @entity1 (1.5%; 28 @entity1 , 6 @entity1 ; mean age, 65      15  years) suffered isolated ACA territory @entity1188 . We performed cranial magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and MR angiography for all the @entity1 . Whenever possible, we also performed 3-dimensional computed tomography angiography, digital subtraction angiography, and MR cisternography to diagnose the @entity64 subtype. RESULTS: The @entity64 subtypes of the 34 @entity1 with isolated ACA territory @entity1188 were @entity1188 , @entity1188 , @entity4066 , and unclassified in 11 @entity1 (32%), 11 @entity1 (32%), 11 @entity1 (32%), and 1 @entity1 (3%), respectively. The mean ages at onset were 48      9 and 72      11  years in the dissection and nondissection groups, respectively (P  <  .001). Headaches were present at onset in 4 @entity1 (36%) and 1 @entity1 (4%) with and without dissection, respectively (P  =  .026). Blood pressure at onset was significantly higher among @entity1 with dissection (systolic, 179      34 mm Hg; diastolic, 102      17 mm Hg) than among @entity1 without dissection (systolic, 155      30 mm Hg; diastolic, 86      21 mm Hg; P  <  .05), and d-dimer values were significantly lower among @entity1 with dissection (P  =  .034). Favorable clinical outcome (modified Rankin Scale score, 0-2) at discharge was achieved in 9 @entity1 (82%) and 10 @entity1 (43%) with and without dissection, respectively (P  =  .035). CONCLUSIONS: @entity1 with isolated ACA territory @entity1188 demonstrated a relatively high frequency of dissection (32%). @entity1 with dissection were younger, had a higher frequency of @entity10 , and demonstrated more favorable prognoses than @entity1 without dissection.

Research Article: Clinical Characteristics of Isolated Anterior Cerebral Artery Territory Infarction due to XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['men', 'women', 'Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity4798 :: ('MESH:D020520', 'Disease') :: ['brain infarction'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['stroke'] @entity1188 :: ('MESH:D007238', 'Disease') :: ['atherothrombotic infarction', 'cardioembolic infarction', 'infarction'] @entity10 :: ('MESH:D006261', 'Disease') :: ['headaches'] @entity4066 :: ('MESH:D020217', 'Disease') :: ['arterial dissection'] @entity385 :: ('MESH:D002544', 'Disease') :: ['acute cerebral infarction']
@entity4066 :: (MESH:D020217,Disease) :: ['Arterial Dissection']
