Title of article: Lacunar Stroke Author: Ala’a Shakkah. Editors: Almutazballlah Qablan, Sadeen Eid. Reviwer: Philip Sweidan. Keywords: Lacunar stroke, Lacunar infarct, Lacunar syndrome, cerebral small vessel disease. Overview Lacunar stroke or lacunar cerebral infarct (LACI) refers to a well-defined subcortical ischemic occlusion at the level of a single perforating artery generally of <20 mm. [1,2] It is the most common clinical entity occurring because of angiopathies that affect microcirculation. [2] Also, it’s an indicator of cerebral small vessel disease and makes up 25% of ischemic strokes. [3] Actually, one out of every four to five individuals with ischemic infarction had […]
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