South Asian patients with ischemic stroke: intracranial large arteries are the predominant site of disease.
OBJECTIVE
South Asians are the most prevalent ethnic group in the world. Intracranial disease is the most common vascular lesion worldwide.


METHODS
We prospectively studied 200 consecutive ethnic South Asian patients with acute ischemic stroke in Singapore.


RESULTS
Intracranial large-artery disease was prevalent among 54% of all stroke subtypes and was independently associated with hypertension and higher serum erythrocyte sedimentation rate.


CONCLUSIONS
Among ethnic South Asian patients with ischemic stroke, intracranial large arteries are the predominant site of disease.
De Silva
Deidre A
DA
Woon
Fung-Peng
FP
Lee
Moi-Pin
MP
Chen
Christopher P L H
CP
Chang
Hui-Meng
HM
Wong
Meng-Cheong
MC
D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology*; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000473:pathology*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020521:Stroke / Q000473:pathology*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*