August 13, 2009 — A new study shows that asymptomatic lacunar infarcts are a common incidental finding during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in community-dwelling people 60 to 64 years old. In this ...

Researchers tracking patients with mild stroke found that abnormal widening and distortion of brain arteries, not traditional large-artery narrowing, was most strongly linked to progressive ...

Findings suggest that patients with lacunar stroke should be evaluated using an appropriate cognitive screening tool, such as the Brief Memory and Executive Test (BMET). A case-control study included ...

Lacunar Infarction: (Left) Flair axial MRI: (Right) Diffusion-weighted MRI. Note the numerous white matter lesions in the Flair image, consistent with small vessel disease. However, it is not possible ...

Cilostazol and isosorbide mononitrate, two widely available drugs that have beneficial effects on endothelial function, appear to improve functional and cognitive outcomes when used in patients who ...

Headache is infrequent in acute lacunar infarction, but it might nevertheless have important clinical implications. Arboix et al. investigated whether the site of infarct affects the incidence of ...

A stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted or blocked. A lacunar stroke is a type of ischemic stroke that occurs when blood flow to one of the small arteries deep within the brain ...

DALLAS -- Drugs that improve endothelial function appeared promising for people with lacunar strokes resulting from small vessel disease (SVD), according to LACI-2 study findings that pave the way for ...

Hello, nursing students and young nurses. Last time we covered dialysis, so this time the theme is "cerebral infarction." Although many people are receiving treatment for cerebral infarction and it is ...

Scientists have uncovered new evidence that challenges long-held assumptions about the causes of a common type of stroke, offering clues as to why widely used treatments may not work. The study found ...

I was supposed to be writing a travelogue, but to think I would end up posting a series of accounts about battling illness... I feel pathetic. It is because this is an illness likely brought on by my ...