title: Lack of association between cerebral microbleeds and low serum cholesterol in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The association of cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is well known and its relationship with low serum cholesterol in ICH patients might be of interest.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 105 patients with ICH were evaluated. In all subjects cholesterol levels were measured after 12h of fasting and gradient-echo magnetic resonance imaging (GE-MRI) was performed for detecting CMBs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  CMBs were more common among patients with hypertension and leukoaraiosis (p=0.008 and p=0.001). Patients with and without CMBs did not differ according to total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and HDL cholesterol levels.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this study, 61% of Turkish ICH patients had CMBs, which was not associated with lipid profiles. Leukoaraiosis was independently associated with CMBs.
authors.affiliation: Sisli Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Department of Neurology, Istanbul, Turkey. dilek.necioglu@gmail.com
authors.forename: Dilek Necioglu
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Orken
authors.forename: Gulay
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kenangil
authors.forename: Ender
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Uysal
authors.forename: Lale
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gundogdu
authors.forename: Ethem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erginoz
authors.forename: Hulki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Forta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D049292:Leukoaraiosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008833:Microcirculation; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol