Résumé
Objective To clarify the clinical and imaging features of the small centrum ovale infarcts by comparing with the small basal ganglia infarcts. Methods Forty-six consecutive patients with small centrum ovale infarct showed on the axial MR diffusion weighted imaging admitted to hospital within one week after onset were enrolled retrospectively. One hundred fifty-seven patients with small basal ganglia infarct were used as a control group. The differences of demography,vascular risk factors,clinical features, and imaging data in patients with small centrum ovale infarct and small basal ganglia infarct were compared and analyzed. Results The mean age of small centrum ovale infarct was 69 ± 12 years,among them, 27 patients were male. The mean age of small basal ganglia infarct was 66 ± 11 years,among them,98 were male. The vascular risk factors,clinical features and imaging data of the small centrum ovale infarct and the small basal ganglia infarct were compared. There were significant differences in hypertension (63. 0% [n =29]vs. 43. 3% [n = 68],P = 0. 018),coronary heart disease (4. 3% [n = 2]vs. 17. 8% [n = 28],P =0. 042),atrial fibrillation (15. 2% [n = 7]vs. 5. 7% [n = 9],P = 0. 036),single limb weakness (17. 4% [n = 8]vs. 6. 4% [n = 10],P = 0. 021),National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score (2 [1,3]vs. 3 [2,5],P = 0. 002),infarct diameter (6 ± 3 mm vs. 10 ± 3 mm,P < 0. 01),ipsilateral middle cerebral artery(MCA)stenosis (4. 3% [n =2]vs. 24. 2% [n =38],P = 0. 006),and accompanied with contralateral intracranial artery stenosis (ICAS)(4. 3% [n = 2]vs. 17. 8% [n = 28 ],P = 0. 042). Conclusions Compared with the small basal ganglia infarcts,the prevalence of atrial fibrillation of the small centrum ovale infarcts was higher. The degree of neurological deficits on admission was milder,the diameter of the infarct was smaller,and the incidences of ipsilateral MCA stenosis and contralateral ICAS were lower.