Variable Details

Available Studies

ROS, MAP, MARS, Clinical Core, LATC

Scaled? 

Not Scaled

Variable Type 

Cross-Sectional

Variable Name 

ci_num2_gct

Categories

Pathology

Presence of one or more gross chronic infarcts
Cerebral Infarctions - Binary - Gross-Chronic-Any Location

Presence of one or more gross chronic cerebral infarctions, determined by neuropathologic evaluations performed at Rush, blinded to clinical data, and reviewed by a board-certified neuropathologist.

Examination of infarcts documents age (acute/subacute/chronic), size, and location (side and region) of infarcts visible to the naked eye on fixed slabs. All grossly visualized and suspected macroscopic infarcts are dissected for histologic confirmation.

ValueCoding
1One or more gross chronic infarctions (regardless of location)
0No gross chronic Infarctions

Total gross infarcts (acute + subacute +chronic) are available upon request. Counts (as opposed to presence of 1 or more) are available upon request.


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