Risk factors of dilated Virchow-Robin spaces are different in various brain regions.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Few studies have reported on the risk factors of dilated Virchow-Robin Spaces (dVRS) in large samples of ischemic stroke patients. Little evidence exists regarding the relationship between dVRS and etiologic subtype of ischemic stroke or lacune. We aimed to investigate the ri...

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Main Authors: Changqing Zhang, Qidong Chen, Yilong Wang, Xingquan Zhao, Chunxue Wang, Liping Liu, Yuehua Pu, Xinying Zou, Wanliang Du, Yuesong Pan, Zixiao Li, Jing Jing, Dongxue Wang, Yang Luo, Ka Sing Wong, Yongjun Wang, Chinese IntraCranial AtheroSclerosis (CICAS) Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4144854?pdf=render