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 ...

Hello, nursing students and young nurses. Last time we covered dialysis, so this time the theme is "cerebral infarction." ...

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 ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Lacunar infarction' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...

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 new study has revealed a relationship between chronic periodontitis and lacunar infarct, two common diseases in the elderly. Chronic periodontitis is an inflammatory disease of the gums, whereas ...

Long-term dual antiplatelet therapy has not been rigorously assessed in patients with specific ischemic stroke subtypes other than that associated with atrial fibrillation (JW Neurol Aug 11 2009). The ...

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 ...

Lacunar stroke is a type of stroke that results from occlusion of one of the penetrating arteries that provides blood to the brain's deep structures. A lacunar stroke is not as serious as its bigger ...

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 ...