Abstract
Lacunar stroke is common (25% of ischemic strokes) and mostly because of an intrinsic cerebral microvascular disease of unknown cause. Although considered primarily to be an ischemic process, the vessel and tissue damage could also be explained by dysfunctional endothelium or blood-brain barrier (BBB) leak, not just ischemia. We tested for subtle generalized BBB leakiness in patients with lacunar stroke and control patients with cortical ischemic stroke.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 194-202 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Annals of Neurology |
Volume | 65 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |