Different Mechanisms of Two Subtypes of Perforating Artery Infarct in the Middle Cerebral Artery Territory: A High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study

Purpose: Perforating Artery Infarcts (PAIs) can be divided into two subtypes based on their etiologies: branch Atheromatous Disease (BAD) and Lacunar Infarct (LI). Recent studies have shown that while both subtypes can be caused by large artery lesions, the different mechanisms that underlie their d...

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Main Authors: Siyuan Liao, Zhezhi Deng, Yuge Wang, Ting Jiang, Zhuang Kang, Sha Tan, Yilong Shan, Yan Zou, Zhengqi Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00657/full