AUTHOR=Dubinski Daniel , Won Sae-Yeon , Mattes Isabell , Trnovec Svorad , Behmanesh Bedjan , Cantré Daniel , Baumgarten Peter , Dinc Nazife , Konczalla Juergen , Wittstock Matthias , Freiman Thomas M. , Gessler Florian 

TITLE=Frailty in cerebellar ischemic stroke—The significance of temporal muscle thickness

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology

VOLUME=14

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1193685

DOI=10.3389/fneur.2023.1193685

ISSN=1664-2295

ABSTRACT=<p>While comprising only 2% of all ischemic strokes, cerebellar strokes are responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality due to their subtle initial presentation and the morbidity of posterior fossa swelling. Furthermore, low temporal muscle thickness (TMT) has recently been identified as a prognostic imaging parameter to assess patient frailty and outcome. We analyzed radiological and clinical data sets of 282 patients with cerebellar ischemic stroke. Our analysis showed a significant association between low TMT, reduced NIHSS and mRS at discharge (<italic>p</italic> = 0.035, <italic>p</italic> = 0.004), and reduced mRS at 12 months (<italic>p</italic> = 0.001). TMT may be used as a prognostic imaging marker and objective tool to assess outcomes in patients with cerebellar ischemic stroke.</p>