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Silent stroke: pathogenesis, genetic factors and clinical implications as a risk factor.
Current opinion in neurology - 1 Feb 2001
Masuda J, Nabika T, Notsu Y
Abstract excerpt
Silent stroke is frequently recognized in elderly persons. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging has proved to be highly sensitive in the detection of recent silent stroke, and may further applications in the future. Silent stroke in healthy and asymptomatic individuals mainly comprises lacunar infarcts, which are often associated with white matter changes. Thus, analyses of risk factors and genetic...
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