Journal article
Incidence and Etiology of Microinfarcts in Patients with Ischemic Stroke
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Cerebral microinfarcts (CMI) are associated with intracerebral hemorrhage due to small vessel disease (SVD) in studies not including an ischemic etiologic workup. We aimed to determine their incidence and potential causes in a large ischemic stroke (IS) cohort.
METHODS: Consecutive patients with MRI-confirmed IS within 72 hours of onset were enrolled. Subjects had either single high-risk embolic source (cardioembolic or …
Authors
Oliveira‐Filho J; Ay H; Shoamanesh A; Park KY; Avery R; Sorgun M; Kim G; Cougo PT; Greenberg SM; Gurol ME
Journal
Journal of Neuroimaging, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 406–411
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
July 2018
DOI
10.1111/jon.12512
ISSN
1051-2284