April 25, 2000Neurology
Clinical characteristics of pathologically proved cholesterol emboli to the brain
Why the study?
What are the clinical and imaging characteristics of pathologically proved cholesterol emboli to the brain?
Population
29 patients with pathologically proved cholesterol emboli to the brain identified on autopsy, mean age 74…
Design
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Implication
May prompt consideration of cholesterol emboli in post-aortic encephalopathy with renal failure; leaves open need for prospective validation of imaging patterns.
Structured PICO
What are the clinical and imaging characteristics of pathologically proved cholesterol emboli to the brain?
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Population
29 patients with pathologically proved cholesterol emboli to the brain identified on autopsy, mean age 74 years.
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Outcome
Clinical characteristics, presentation, and imaging findings
Cholesterol emboli to the brain often present with encephalopathy and acute renal failure, frequently following aortic manipulation, and show multiple small ischemic lesions on imaging.
Cite This Study
Ezzeddine et al. (2000) studied this question.