Lacunar Infarction: (Left) Flair axial MRI; (Right) Diffusion-weighted MRI. Note the acute ischemic stroke seen in the diffusion-weighted image in the region of the right thalamus, which accounts for ...

Lacunar Infarction: (Left) T2-weighted axial MRI; (Right) Flair axial MRI. Note the well-demarcated ischemic stroke in the region of the posterior limb of the right internal capsule. GP = Globus ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 is challenging long-standing assumptions about the causes of lacunar stroke, a common type of ischemic stroke linked to cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD). Researchers found that ...

Finding would explain why type of stroke affecting about 35,000 a year in UK is not as responsive to some medication The cause of a type of stroke that affects about 35,000 people across the UK each ...

Widening, rather than blocked, brain arteries may cause a common form of stroke, new study finds. Image credit: CasarsaGuru/Getty Images A study has shed new light on what might cause one of the most ...

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, ...

New cause identified: Researchers found that lacunar strokes are linked to widening of brain arteries rather than fatty narrowing of large arteries. Treatment implications: The discovery explains why ...