RT Journal Article T1 Early Neurological Change After Ischemic Stroke Is Associated With 90-Day Outcome. A1 Heitsch, Laura A1 Ibanez, Laura A1 Carrera, Caty A1 Binkley, Michael M A1 Strbian, Daniel A1 Tatlisumak, Turgut A1 Bustamante, Alejandro A1 Ribó, Marc A1 Molina, Carlos A1 Dávalos, Antoni A1 López-Cancio, Elena A1 Muñoz-Narbona, Lucia A1 Soriano-Tárraga, Carol A1 Giralt-Steinhauer, Eva A1 Obach, Victor A1 Slowik, Agnieszka A1 Pera, Joanna A1 Lapicka-Bodzioch, Katarzyna A1 Derbisz, Justyna A1 Sobrino, Tomás A1 Castillo, José A1 Campos, Francisco A1 Rodríguez-Castro, Emilio A1 Arias-Rivas, Susana A1 Segura, Tomas A1 Serrano-Heras, Gemma A1 Vives-Bauza, Cristófol A1 Díaz-Navarro, Rosa A1 Tur, Silva A1 Jimenez, Carmen A1 Martí-Fàbregas, Joan A1 Delgado-Mederos, Raquel A1 Arenillas, Juan A1 Krupinski, Jerzy A1 Cullell, Natalia A1 Torres-Aguila, Nuria P A1 Muiño, Elena A1 Cárcel-Márquez, Jara A1 Moniche, Francisco A1 Cabezas, Juan A A1 Ford, Andria L A1 Dhar, Rajat A1 Roquer, Jaume A1 Khatri, Pooja A1 Jiménez-Conde, Jordi A1 Fernandez-Cadenas, Israel A1 Montaner, Joan A1 Rosand, Jonathan A1 Cruchaga, Carlos A1 Lee, Jin-Moo A1 International Stroke Genetics Consortium, K1 genome-wide association study K1 phenotype K1 population K1 stroke, ischemic AB Large-scale observational studies of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) promise to reveal mechanisms underlying cerebral ischemia. However, meaningful quantitative phenotypes attainable in large patient populations are needed. We characterize a dynamic metric of AIS instability, defined by change in National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score (NIHSS) from baseline to 24 hours baseline to 24 hours (NIHSSbaseline - NIHSS24hours = ΔNIHSS6-24h), to examine its relevance to AIS mechanisms and long-term outcomes. Patients with NIHSS prospectively recorded within 6 hours after onset and then 24 hours later were enrolled in the GENISIS study (Genetics of Early Neurological Instability After Ischemic Stroke). Stepwise linear regression determined variables that independently influenced ΔNIHSS6-24h. In a subcohort of tPA (alteplase)-treated patients with large vessel occlusion, the influence of early sustained recanalization and hemorrhagic transformation on ΔNIHSS6-24h was examined. Finally, the association of ΔNIHSS6-24h with 90-day favorable outcomes (modified Rankin Scale score 0-2) was assessed. Independent analysis was performed using data from the 2 NINDS-tPA stroke trials (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke rt-PA). For 2555 patients with AIS, median baseline NIHSS was 9 (interquartile range, 4-16), and median ΔNIHSS6-24h was 2 (interquartile range, 0-5). In a multivariable model, baseline NIHSS, tPA-treatment, age, glucose, site, and systolic blood pressure independently predicted ΔNIHSS6-24h (R2=0.15). In the large vessel occlusion subcohort, early sustained recanalization and hemorrhagic transformation increased the explained variance (R2=0.27), but much of the variance remained unexplained. ΔNIHSS6-24h had a significant and independent association with 90-day favorable outcome. For the subjects in the 2 NINDS-tPA trials, ΔNIHSS3-24h was similarly associated with 90-day outcomes. The dynamic phenotype, ΔNIHSS6-24h, captures both explained and unexplained mechanisms involved in AIS and is significantly and independently associated with long-term outcomes. Thus, ΔNIHSS6-24h promises to be an easily obtainable and meaningful quantitative phenotype for large-scale genomic studies of AIS. YR 2020 FD 2020-12-15 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16791 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16791 LA en DS RISalud RD Apr 28, 2025