Current Concepts of Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke Periventricular Lesions on MRI Facts and Theories

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  • Marc I. Chimowitz
  • Issam A. Awad
  • Anthony J. Furlan
چکیده

Patchy subcortical lesions are frequently identified on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain in the elderly.On computed tomography (CT) these lesions appear as periventricular zones of lucency and have been termed "leuko-araiosis" by Hachinski and colleagues. Despite limited knowledge of the pathological correlates of the lesions, there has been speculation about their nature, pathophysiology, and clinical significance.

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تاریخ انتشار 2005