A lacunar stroke, also called a lacunar infarct, occurs when an artery that supplies blood to the deeper portions of the brain becomes blocked. Other types of strokes occur on the surface, or cortex, ...

September 4, 2012 — Adding clopidogrel to aspirin in patients with a recent lacunar stroke does not reduce the risk for stroke recurrence, was associated with an unanticipated increase in mortality, ...

Advertising Changes After Drug Switch to Over-the-Counter Treating patients with recent lacunar strokes with dual antiplatelet therapy (clopidogrel plus aspirin) is not associated with a reduction in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The MRI confirms the clinical diagnosis of subacute (10 days in this case) right thalamic lacunar infarct and illustrates the following signal characteristics frequently seen with subacute infarction: ...

Lacunar Infarction: (Left) T2-weighted axial MRI; (Middle) Flair axial MRI; (Right) Diffusion-weighted axial MRI. Note the single white matter lesion in the posterior limb of the right internal ...

Precisely pinpointing the triggers behind a TIA or minor ischemic stroke, including the coexistence of different disease factors, is important for understanding the future risk of major vascular ...

Lacunar Infarction: (Left) Diffusion-weighted MRI; (Right) Flair axial MRI. Note the numerous white matter lesions in the Flair image, consistent with small vessel disease. The new stroke is not well ...