目的:Willis环(COW)是位于大脑底部的循环吻合术。在普通人群中,关于隐性血管性脑损伤与COW构型之间的关联知之甚少。我们在一个基于社区的中国样本中探索了这种关系。
方法:共有1,055名患者(平均年龄,54.8±8.9岁;36.0%的男性)无颅内动脉狭窄被纳入分析。进行磁共振成像以评估隐性血管性脑损伤的成像标记物的存在,包括白质高强度(WMHs),lacunes,脑微出血(CMBs),血管周围间隙增大,和脑萎缩.磁共振血管造影用于根据完整性对COW配置进行分类。对称性,和胎儿大脑后动脉(FTP)的存在。分析了血管病变与COW变异之间的关联。
结果:在1,055名患者中,104(9.9%)有完整的COW。完整性与年龄相关(p=0.001)。不完全COW与WMH严重程度(OR=2.071;95%CI,1.004-4.270)和CMB存在(OR=1.542;95%CI,1.012-2.348)呈正相关,独立于年龄和性别。FTP的存在与空白有关(OR=1.878;95%CI,1.069-3.298),更严重的WMHs(OR=1.739;95%CI,1.064-2.842),血管周围间隙增大程度较轻(OR=0.562;95%CI,0.346-0.915)。
结论:COW构型与各种隐性血管性脑损伤显著相关。
The circle of Willis (COW) is a circulatory anastomosis located at the base of the brain. Little is known about the association between covert vascular brain injury and COW configurations in the general population. We explored this relationship in a community-based Chinese sample.
A total of 1,055 patients (mean age, 54.8 ± 8.9 years; 36.0% men) without intracranial arterial stenosis were included in the analysis. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed to evaluate the presence of imaging markers of covert vascular brain injury, including white matter hyperintensities (WMHs), lacunes, cerebral microbleeds (CMBs), enlarged perivascular spaces, and brain atrophy. Magnetic resonance angiography was used to classify the COW configurations according to the completeness, symmetry, and presence of the fetal posterior cerebral artery (FTP). The association between vascular lesions and variations in COW was analyzed.
Among the 1,055 patients, 104 (9.9%) had a complete COW. Completeness correlated with age (p = 0.001). Incomplete COW was positively associated with WMH severity (OR = 2.071; 95% CI, 1.004-4.270) and CMB presence (OR = 1.542; 95% CI, 1.012-2.348), independent of age and sex. The presence of FTP was associated with lacunes (OR = 1.878; 95% CI, 1.069-3.298), more severe WMHs (OR = 1.739; 95% CI, 1.064-2.842), and less severe enlarged perivascular spaces (OR = 0.562; 95% CI, 0.346-0.915).
COW configuration was significantly related to various covert vascular brain injuries.