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Frequency of subclinical lacunar infarcts in ischemic leukoaraiosis and cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy.
AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology - 1 Aug 2003
O'Sullivan Michael, Rich Philip M, Barrick Thomas R, Clark Christopher A, Markus Hugh S
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Small vessel cerebrovascular disease is an important cause of vascular cognitive impairment. It is usually sporadic but also occurs secondary to the genetic disorder cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL). Recurrent lacunar stroke is a characteristic feature, although symptomatic events are relatively rare, making large numbers...
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