Smokers with Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke Show Poor Leptomeningeal Collaterals
DSA-based assessment demonstrated a significant association between positive smoking history and worse collateral status. These findings contradict prior CTA-based studies and the "smokers' paradox" hypothesis.
Authors
- Patrick Thurner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3966-5520)
- Chryso Lambride (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8602-9104)
- Mohamad El Amki
- Gabriele Maria Gassner
- Lukas Bastian Otto
- Tolga D. Dittrich
- Marius Güntert
- Zsolt Kulcsar
- Susanne Wegener
- Samil Pakmak
- Hakim Baazaoui
- Francesco Morra
Institutions
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Neuroradiology
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.a9320
- Primary Topic
- Brain Metastases and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00