Ischemic Penumbra: A Personal View

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The concept of the ischemic penumbra was defined over 40 years ago by Lindsay Symon and his group and is now an established principle of all acute ischemic stroke therapies. These reperfusion treatments rescue threatened, critically hypoperfused brain tissue and have been proven to improve clinical outcomes. We have been fortunate to have observed and played a small part in the penumbral story from its beginnings in the 1970s to its pivotal position today. Over this period, we have witnessed penumbral imaging evolve from positron emission tomography through to magnetic resonance imaging and now predominantly computed tomography perfusion, with the advent of automated imaging facilitating case selection for reperfusion therapies. We and others have conducted clinical trials using penumbral imaging to extend the time window for intravenous thrombolysis and select patients for thrombectomy. Together with the concept of fast- and slow-growing ischemic infarct patterns, this embeds the penumbral principle in everyday clinical management. The opportunity now exists to make penumbral imaging even more portable, affordable, and more widely available using mobile platforms, novel imaging techniques, digital linkage, and artificial intelligence.

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Davis, S. M., & Donnan, G. A. (2021, December 1). Ischemic Penumbra: A Personal View. Cerebrovascular Diseases. S. Karger AG. https://doi.org/10.1159/000519730

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