Clinical characterization of symptomatic microangiopathic brain lesions

Clinical characterization of symptomatic microangiopathic brain lesions

Background: Microangiopathic brain lesions can be separated in diffuse lesions - leukoaraiosis - and focal lesions - lacunes. Leukoaraiosis and lacunes are caused by common cerebrovascular risk factors, but whether they represent a common entity is not sufficiently investigated. The present study ai...

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Main Authors: Stefanie eLeistner, Christian eKoennecke, Jens P Dreier, Anne K. Strempel, Markus eKathke, Alexandrina eNikolova, Peter eHeuschmann, Uwe eMalzahn, Heinrich J. Audebert, Bruno M. Mackert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Leukoaraiosis
cerebrovascular risk factor
lacunes
microangiopathic brain lesions
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2011.00061/full

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