Clinicians' perspectives on incidentally discovered silent brain infarcts - A qualitative study.

BACKGROUND:While silent brain infarcts (SBIs) in screened cohorts are associated with risk of symptomatic stroke and dementia, the clinical significance of incidentally discovered SBIs (id-SBIs) is unknown. Detection may offer an opportunity to initiate prevention measures, but uncertainties about i...

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Main Authors: Lester Y Leung, Paul K J Han, Christine Lundquist, Gene Weinstein, David E Thaler, David M Kent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5875806?pdf=render