Lacunar Infarcts Defined by Magnetic Resonance Imaging of 3660 Elderly People: The Cardiovascular Health Study
Archives of NeurologyPublished 1 September 1998
W. T. Longstreth
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In this group of older adults, lacunes defined by MRI are common and associated with factors that likely promote or reflect small-vessel disease and Silent lacunes are also associated with neurologic dysfunction.
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In this group of older adults, lacunes defined by MRI are common and associated with factors that likely promote or reflect small-vessel disease. Silent lacunes are also associated with neurologic dysfunction.
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