Border-zone stroke: types

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Border-zone stroke: types. This is usually a haemodynamic stroke. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Internal

  • This is usually a haemodynamic stroke
  • It is typical caused by carotid stenosis or hypotension
  • The risk factors are hypertension, diabetes, and coronary artery disease 
  • These are found along and above the lateral ventricles
  • They are between the deep and superficial MCA systems
  • They are also found between the superficial MCA and ACA systems

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References

  1. Yong SW, Bang OY, Lee PH, Li WY. Internal and cortical border-zone infarction: clinical and diffusion-weighted imaging features. Stroke 2006; 37:841-846.
  2. Belden JR, Caplan LR, Pessin MS, Kwan E. Mechanisms and clinical features of posterior border-zone infarcts. Neurology 1999; 53:1312-1318.
  3. Joinlambert C, Saliou G, Flamand-Roze C, et al. Cortical border-zone infarcts: clinical features, causes and outcome. JNNP 2012; 83:771-775.
  4. Bogousslavsky J, Regli F. Unilateral watershed cerebral infarcts. Neurology 1986; 36:373-377.
  5. Mounier-Vehier F, Degaey I, Leclerc X, Leys D. Cerebellar border zone infarcts are often associated with presumed cardiac sources of ischemic stroke. JNNP 1995; 59:87-89.

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