Abstract #4126

Differences in acute cerebral infarction distribution patterns between young and elderly patients: a MRI study

Dandan Yang^1,2, Yongjun Han³, Dongye Li⁴, Huiyu Qiao², Hualu Han², Rui Shen², Zihan Ning², and Xihai Zhao²

¹Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, ²Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, ³Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing, China, ⁴Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, China

This study aimed to determine the distribution patterns of acute cerebral infarction (ACI) between young and elderly patients with intracranial large artery stenosis using diffusion-weighted imaging. In total, 69 young patients and 77 elderly patients were included in this study. We found that young patients had significantly higher prevalence of multiple ACI lesions in more than one vascular territory and higher percentage of lesions in both anterior and posterior circulations than elderly patients. Our findings provide new insights in optimizing the etiological diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease for young and elderly patients.

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