Long-Term Morphological Changes of Symptomatic Lacunar Infarcts and Surrounding White Matter on Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—Half of the sporadic symptomatic lacunar infarcts developed secondary changes in superior and inferior white matter. These white matter hyperintensity caps and tracks may reflect another aspect of cerebral small vessel-related disease progression. The clinical and prognostic values remain to be determined.

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Source: Stroke - April 23, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Caroline M.J. Loos, Stephen D.J. Makin, Julie Staals, Martin S. Dennis, Robert J. van Oostenbrugge, Joanna M. Wardlaw Tags: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke, Ischemic Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research