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Thrombotic Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery

MedGen UID:
199749
•Concept ID:
C0751848
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Middle Cerebral Artery Thrombotic Infarction

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of the Patient with Malignant Hemispheric Stroke.
Guanci MM
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 2020 Mar;32(1):51-66. Epub 2019 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2019.11.003. PMID: 32014161
Evidence-based analysis of peripheral arterial disease screening based on the WHO criteria.
Shah S, Antoniou GA, Torella F
Int Angiol 2017 Aug;36(4):299-305. Epub 2015 Sep 4 doi: 10.23736/S0392-9590.17.03468-X. PMID: 26344513
Malignant middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarction: pathophysiology, diagnosis and management.
Treadwell SD, Thanvi B
Postgrad Med J 2010 Apr;86(1014):235-42. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.2009.094292. PMID: 20354047

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Higher baseline subcortical net water uptake in computed tomography predicts malignant middle cerebral artery infarction in patients with acute ischemic stroke.
Wang J, Xiong X, Ma Y, Yin Y, Ye J, Fu J
Clin Radiol 2024 Nov;79(11):e1339-e1346. Epub 2024 Aug 6 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2024.08.001. PMID: 39198107
Brain ischemia augments exo-focal transgene expression of adenovirus-mediated gene transfer to ependyma in hypertensive rats.
Kumai Y, Ooboshi H, Kitazono T, Takada J, Ibayashi S, Fujishima M, Iida M
Exp Neurol 2003 Dec;184(2):904-11. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2003.08.022. PMID: 14769382

Diagnosis

Higher baseline subcortical net water uptake in computed tomography predicts malignant middle cerebral artery infarction in patients with acute ischemic stroke.
Wang J, Xiong X, Ma Y, Yin Y, Ye J, Fu J
Clin Radiol 2024 Nov;79(11):e1339-e1346. Epub 2024 Aug 6 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2024.08.001. PMID: 39198107

Therapy

Decompressive craniectomy in neurocritical care.
Wang JW, Li JP, Song YL, Tan K, Wang Y, Li T, Guo P, Li X, Wang Y, Zhao QH
J Clin Neurosci 2016 May;27:1-7. Epub 2016 Feb 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.06.037. PMID: 26879572
Malignant middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarction: pathophysiology, diagnosis and management.
Treadwell SD, Thanvi B
Postgrad Med J 2010 Apr;86(1014):235-42. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.2009.094292. PMID: 20354047
Music listening enhances cognitive recovery and mood after middle cerebral artery stroke.
Särkämö T, Tervaniemi M, Laitinen S, Forsblom A, Soinila S, Mikkonen M, Autti T, Silvennoinen HM, Erkkilä J, Laine M, Peretz I, Hietanen M
Brain 2008 Mar;131(Pt 3):866-76. doi: 10.1093/brain/awn013. PMID: 18287122
Decompressive Surgery for the Treatment of Malignant Infarction of the Middle Cerebral Artery (DESTINY): a randomized, controlled trial.
Jüttler E, Schwab S, Schmiedek P, Unterberg A, Hennerici M, Woitzik J, Witte S, Jenetzky E, Hacke W; DESTINY Study Group
Stroke 2007 Sep;38(9):2518-25. Epub 2007 Aug 9 doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.485649. PMID: 17690310
Early decompressive surgery in malignant infarction of the middle cerebral artery: a pooled analysis of three randomised controlled trials.
Vahedi K, Hofmeijer J, Juettler E, Vicaut E, George B, Algra A, Amelink GJ, Schmiedeck P, Schwab S, Rothwell PM, Bousser MG, van der Worp HB, Hacke W; DECIMAL, DESTINY, and HAMLET investigators
Lancet Neurol 2007 Mar;6(3):215-22. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(07)70036-4. PMID: 17303527

Prognosis

Cerebral large artery stenosis and occlusion in POEMS syndrome.
Sugiyama A, Yokota H, Misawa S, Mukai H, Sekiguchi Y, Koide K, Suichi T, Matsushima J, Kishimoto T, Tanei ZI, Saito Y, Ito S, Kuwabara S
BMC Neurol 2021 Jun 24;21(1):239. doi: 10.1186/s12883-021-02260-2. PMID: 34167480Free PMC Article
Management of the Patient with Malignant Hemispheric Stroke.
Guanci MM
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 2020 Mar;32(1):51-66. Epub 2019 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2019.11.003. PMID: 32014161
Hemicraniectomy for malignant middle cerebral artery territory infarction: an updated review.
Taylor B, Lopresti M, Appelboom G, Sander Connolly E Jr
J Neurosurg Sci 2015 Mar;59(1):73-8. Epub 2014 Nov 25 PMID: 25423133
Malignant middle cerebral artery infarction.
Wartenberg KE
Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Apr;18(2):152-63. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e32835075c5. PMID: 22322256
Malignant middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarction: pathophysiology, diagnosis and management.
Treadwell SD, Thanvi B
Postgrad Med J 2010 Apr;86(1014):235-42. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.2009.094292. PMID: 20354047

Clinical prediction guides

Automated Prediction of Proximal Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusions in Noncontrast Brain Computed Tomography.
Kim PE, Yang H, Kim D, Sunwoo L, Kim CK, Kim BJ, Kim JT, Ryu WS, Kim HS
Stroke 2024 Jun;55(6):1609-1618. Epub 2024 May 24 doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.045772. PMID: 38787932Free PMC Article
Cerebral large artery stenosis and occlusion in POEMS syndrome.
Sugiyama A, Yokota H, Misawa S, Mukai H, Sekiguchi Y, Koide K, Suichi T, Matsushima J, Kishimoto T, Tanei ZI, Saito Y, Ito S, Kuwabara S
BMC Neurol 2021 Jun 24;21(1):239. doi: 10.1186/s12883-021-02260-2. PMID: 34167480Free PMC Article
Management of the Patient with Malignant Hemispheric Stroke.
Guanci MM
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 2020 Mar;32(1):51-66. Epub 2019 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2019.11.003. PMID: 32014161
Malignant middle cerebral artery infarction.
Wartenberg KE
Curr Opin Crit Care 2012 Apr;18(2):152-63. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e32835075c5. PMID: 22322256
Decompressive Surgery for the Treatment of Malignant Infarction of the Middle Cerebral Artery (DESTINY): a randomized, controlled trial.
Jüttler E, Schwab S, Schmiedek P, Unterberg A, Hennerici M, Woitzik J, Witte S, Jenetzky E, Hacke W; DESTINY Study Group
Stroke 2007 Sep;38(9):2518-25. Epub 2007 Aug 9 doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.485649. PMID: 17690310

Recent systematic reviews

The protective effect of an extract of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Danshen) on cerebral ischemic injury in animal models: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Xie X, Xu Y, Zhou X, Su P, Jiang X, Jin Z
J Ethnopharmacol 2023 Dec 5;317:116772. Epub 2023 Jul 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116772. PMID: 37400004
Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography in tuberculous meningitis: A systematic review.
Badillo SPJ, Navarro JC, Qureshi AI, Sharma VK
J Neuroimaging 2023 Jul-Aug;33(4):501-510. Epub 2023 Mar 29 doi: 10.1111/jon.13103. PMID: 36991548
Angiographic Systems for Classifying Distal Arterial Occlusions.
Pillai P, Mitchell PJ, Phan TG, Ma H, Yan B
Cerebrovasc Dis 2023;52(3):353-362. Epub 2022 Nov 24 doi: 10.1159/000526873. PMID: 36423598Free PMC Article
Decompressive Hemicraniectomy in the Treatment of Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: A Meta-Analysis.
Das S, Mitchell P, Ross N, Whitfield PC
World Neurosurg 2019 Mar;123:8-16. Epub 2018 Nov 27 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.11.176. PMID: 30500591
Endovascular Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Middle Cerebral Artery M2 Segment Occlusion: A Systematic Review.
Chen CJ, Wang C, Buell TJ, Ding D, Raper DM, Ironside N, Paisan GM, Starke RM, Southerland AM, Liu K, Worrall BB
World Neurosurg 2017 Nov;107:684-691. Epub 2017 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.08.108. PMID: 28844911

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