<p>Ischemic stroke impacts glymphatic function, but its role in prognosis remains unclear. This study evaluated glymphatic function in 146 participants, including non-stroke (healthy controls, n = 48; nonvascular cognitive impairment patients, n = 47) and ischemic stroke cohorts (n = 51). The bilateral diffusion tensor imaging analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) index, choroid plexus (CP), and perivascular space (PVS) volume ratio, which represent the glymphatic system, were compared across two cohorts and between pre-rehabilitation (Time 1) and 30&#xa0;days post-rehabilitation (Time 2). Post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) was characterized as enduring cognitive deficits persisting six months after a stroke. Stroke patients exhibited significantly lower bilateral DTI-ALPS index compared with the non-stroke population (<i>P</i> &lt; 0.05), while the infarct side showed post-rehabilitation improvement (<i>P</i> &lt; 0.05). The DTI-ALPS index of infarct side at Time 1 did not predict poor outcome but was correlated with 6-month PSCI (<i>P</i> &lt; 0.05). These results indicate that ischemic stroke diminishes glymphatic function, partially recovering post-rehabilitation, and suggest that the DTI-ALPS index could serve as a predictor for cognitive impairment following ischemic stroke.</p>

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Glymphatic dysfunction as a biomarker for post-stroke cognitive impairment

  • Sheng Zhang,
  • Weitao Yu,
  • Xiaofan Zhang,
  • Haoyue Cheng,
  • Zheyu Zhang,
  • Shouxuan Gao,
  • Jie Zheng,
  • Liang Yu,
  • Peng Wang,
  • Yu Geng,
  • Jie Zhang,
  • Faliang Gao

摘要

Ischemic stroke impacts glymphatic function, but its role in prognosis remains unclear. This study evaluated glymphatic function in 146 participants, including non-stroke (healthy controls, n = 48; nonvascular cognitive impairment patients, n = 47) and ischemic stroke cohorts (n = 51). The bilateral diffusion tensor imaging analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) index, choroid plexus (CP), and perivascular space (PVS) volume ratio, which represent the glymphatic system, were compared across two cohorts and between pre-rehabilitation (Time 1) and 30 days post-rehabilitation (Time 2). Post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) was characterized as enduring cognitive deficits persisting six months after a stroke. Stroke patients exhibited significantly lower bilateral DTI-ALPS index compared with the non-stroke population (P < 0.05), while the infarct side showed post-rehabilitation improvement (P < 0.05). The DTI-ALPS index of infarct side at Time 1 did not predict poor outcome but was correlated with 6-month PSCI (P < 0.05). These results indicate that ischemic stroke diminishes glymphatic function, partially recovering post-rehabilitation, and suggest that the DTI-ALPS index could serve as a predictor for cognitive impairment following ischemic stroke.