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Crescendo Transient Ischemic Attacks

MedGen UID:
155485
•Concept ID:
C0751021
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Transient Ischemic Attacks, Crescendo

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and treatment of Watershed strokes: a narrative review.
Dogariu OA, Dogariu I, Vasile CM, Berceanu MC, Raicea VC, Albu CV, Gheonea IA
J Med Life 2023 Jun;16(6):842-850. doi: 10.25122/jml-2023-0127. PMID: 37675172Free PMC Article
Diagnosis, Workup, Risk Reduction of Transient Ischemic Attack in the Emergency Department Setting: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
Amin HP, Madsen TE, Bravata DM, Wira CR, Johnston SC, Ashcraft S, Burrus TM, Panagos PD, Wintermark M, Esenwa C; American Heart Association Emergency Neurovascular Care Committee of the Stroke Council and Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease
Stroke 2023 Mar;54(3):e109-e121. Epub 2023 Jan 19 doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000418. PMID: 36655570
Diagnosis and Management of Transient Ischemic Attack and Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Review.
Mendelson SJ, Prabhakaran S
JAMA 2021 Mar 16;325(11):1088-1098. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.26867. PMID: 33724327

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Artery Stenting for Patients With Crescendo Transient Ischemic Attacks: A Systematic Review.
Fereydooni A, Gorecka J, Xu J, Schindler J, Dardik A
JAMA Surg 2019 Nov 1;154(11):1055-1063. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.2952. PMID: 31483458
Outcomes of Urgent Carotid Endarterectomy for Crescendo Transient Ischemic Attacks and Stroke in Evolution.
Gunka I, Krajickova D, Lesko M, Renc O, Raupach J, Jiska S, Lojik M, Chovanec V, Hudak A, Maly R
Ann Vasc Surg 2019 Nov;61:185-192. Epub 2019 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.05.061. PMID: 31394223
Emergency carotid endarterectomy.
Eckstein HH, Schumacher H, Klemm K, Laubach H, Kraus T, Ringleb P, Dörfler A, Weigand M, Bardenheuer H, Allenberg JR
Cerebrovasc Dis 1999 Sep-Oct;9(5):270-81. doi: 10.1159/000015978. PMID: 10473910
Crescendo transient ischemic attacks: a surgical imperative. Veterans Affairs trialists.
Wilson SE, Mayberg MR, Yatsu F, Weiss DG
J Vasc Surg 1993 Feb;17(2):249-55; discussion 255-6. doi: 10.1067/mva.1993.42734. PMID: 8433420
Acute cerebral revascularization.
Diaz FG, Ausman JI, Mehta B, Dujovny M, de los Reyes RA, Pearce J, Patel S
J Neurosurg 1985 Aug;63(2):200-9. doi: 10.3171/jns.1985.63.2.0200. PMID: 4020443

Diagnosis

Reduced Likelihood of Infarction in Crescendo Transient Ischemic Attack Caused by Vasculitic Middle Cerebral Artery Stenosis.
Kida H, Sakuta K, Miyagawa S, Yaguchi H
Intern Med 2024 Jun 1;63(11):1627-1629. Epub 2023 Oct 20 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.2198-23. PMID: 37866920Free PMC Article
Outcomes of Urgent Carotid Endarterectomy for Crescendo Transient Ischemic Attacks and Stroke in Evolution.
Gunka I, Krajickova D, Lesko M, Renc O, Raupach J, Jiska S, Lojik M, Chovanec V, Hudak A, Maly R
Ann Vasc Surg 2019 Nov;61:185-192. Epub 2019 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.05.061. PMID: 31394223
Pontine warning syndrome: case series and review of literature.
Muengtaweepongsa S, Singh NN, Cruz-Flores S
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2010 Sep-Oct;19(5):353-6. Epub 2010 May 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2009.06.008. PMID: 20444624
Crescendo transient Aura attacks: a transient ischemic attack mimic caused by focal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Izenberg A, Aviv RI, Demaerschalk BM, Dodick DW, Hopyan J, Black SE, Gladstone DJ
Stroke 2009 Dec;40(12):3725-9. Epub 2009 Nov 5 doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.557009. PMID: 19893001
Crescendo transient ischemic attacks: a surgical imperative. Veterans Affairs trialists.
Wilson SE, Mayberg MR, Yatsu F, Weiss DG
J Vasc Surg 1993 Feb;17(2):249-55; discussion 255-6. doi: 10.1067/mva.1993.42734. PMID: 8433420

Therapy

Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Artery Stenting for Patients With Crescendo Transient Ischemic Attacks: A Systematic Review.
Fereydooni A, Gorecka J, Xu J, Schindler J, Dardik A
JAMA Surg 2019 Nov 1;154(11):1055-1063. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.2952. PMID: 31483458
Outcomes of Urgent Carotid Endarterectomy for Crescendo Transient Ischemic Attacks and Stroke in Evolution.
Gunka I, Krajickova D, Lesko M, Renc O, Raupach J, Jiska S, Lojik M, Chovanec V, Hudak A, Maly R
Ann Vasc Surg 2019 Nov;61:185-192. Epub 2019 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.05.061. PMID: 31394223
Callosal warning syndrome.
Nandhagopal R, Al-Asmi A, Johnston WJ, Jacob PC, Arunodaya GR
J Neurol Sci 2012 Mar 15;314(1-2):178-80. Epub 2011 Nov 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2011.10.007. PMID: 22075046
Crescendo transient ischemic attacks: a surgical imperative. Veterans Affairs trialists.
Wilson SE, Mayberg MR, Yatsu F, Weiss DG
J Vasc Surg 1993 Feb;17(2):249-55; discussion 255-6. doi: 10.1067/mva.1993.42734. PMID: 8433420
Acute cerebral revascularization.
Diaz FG, Ausman JI, Mehta B, Dujovny M, de los Reyes RA, Pearce J, Patel S
J Neurosurg 1985 Aug;63(2):200-9. doi: 10.3171/jns.1985.63.2.0200. PMID: 4020443

Prognosis

Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Artery Stenting for Patients With Crescendo Transient Ischemic Attacks: A Systematic Review.
Fereydooni A, Gorecka J, Xu J, Schindler J, Dardik A
JAMA Surg 2019 Nov 1;154(11):1055-1063. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.2952. PMID: 31483458
Pontine warning syndrome: case series and review of literature.
Muengtaweepongsa S, Singh NN, Cruz-Flores S
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2010 Sep-Oct;19(5):353-6. Epub 2010 May 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2009.06.008. PMID: 20444624
Crescendo transient Aura attacks: a transient ischemic attack mimic caused by focal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Izenberg A, Aviv RI, Demaerschalk BM, Dodick DW, Hopyan J, Black SE, Gladstone DJ
Stroke 2009 Dec;40(12):3725-9. Epub 2009 Nov 5 doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.557009. PMID: 19893001
Emergency carotid thromboendarterectomy: safe and effective.
Schneider C, Johansen K, Königstein R, Metzner C, Oettinger W
World J Surg 1999 Nov;23(11):1163-7. doi: 10.1007/s002689900640. PMID: 10501879
Emergency carotid endarterectomy.
Eckstein HH, Schumacher H, Klemm K, Laubach H, Kraus T, Ringleb P, Dörfler A, Weigand M, Bardenheuer H, Allenberg JR
Cerebrovasc Dis 1999 Sep-Oct;9(5):270-81. doi: 10.1159/000015978. PMID: 10473910

Clinical prediction guides

Reduced Likelihood of Infarction in Crescendo Transient Ischemic Attack Caused by Vasculitic Middle Cerebral Artery Stenosis.
Kida H, Sakuta K, Miyagawa S, Yaguchi H
Intern Med 2024 Jun 1;63(11):1627-1629. Epub 2023 Oct 20 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.2198-23. PMID: 37866920Free PMC Article
Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Artery Stenting for Patients With Crescendo Transient Ischemic Attacks: A Systematic Review.
Fereydooni A, Gorecka J, Xu J, Schindler J, Dardik A
JAMA Surg 2019 Nov 1;154(11):1055-1063. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.2952. PMID: 31483458
Outcomes of Urgent Carotid Endarterectomy for Crescendo Transient Ischemic Attacks and Stroke in Evolution.
Gunka I, Krajickova D, Lesko M, Renc O, Raupach J, Jiska S, Lojik M, Chovanec V, Hudak A, Maly R
Ann Vasc Surg 2019 Nov;61:185-192. Epub 2019 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.05.061. PMID: 31394223
Crescendo transient Aura attacks: a transient ischemic attack mimic caused by focal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Izenberg A, Aviv RI, Demaerschalk BM, Dodick DW, Hopyan J, Black SE, Gladstone DJ
Stroke 2009 Dec;40(12):3725-9. Epub 2009 Nov 5 doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.557009. PMID: 19893001
'Crescendo' transient ischemic attacks: clinical and angiographic correlations.
Rothrock JF, Lyden PD, Yee J, Wiederholt WC
Neurology 1988 Feb;38(2):198-201. doi: 10.1212/wnl.38.2.198. PMID: 3340280

Recent systematic reviews

Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Artery Stenting for Patients With Crescendo Transient Ischemic Attacks: A Systematic Review.
Fereydooni A, Gorecka J, Xu J, Schindler J, Dardik A
JAMA Surg 2019 Nov 1;154(11):1055-1063. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.2952. PMID: 31483458

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