Cavitation After Acute Symptomatic Lacunar Stroke Depends on Time, Location, and MRI Sequence
Author(s) -
F. Moreau,
Shiel K. Patel,
M. Louis Lauzon,
Cheryl R. McCreary,
Mayank Goyal,
Richard Frayne,
Andrew M. Demchuk,
Shelagh B. Coutts,
Eric E. Smith
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.111.647859
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , stroke (engine) , lacunar stroke , prospective cohort study , radiology , acute stroke , infarction , cardiology , ischemic stroke , ischemia , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , tissue plasminogen activator , engineering
Definitions for chronic lacunar infarcts vary. Recent retrospective studies suggest that many acute lacunar strokes do not develop a cavitated appearance. We determined the characteristics of acute lacunar infarcts on follow-up MRI in consecutive patients participating in prospective research studies.
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