Pathogenesis of leukoaraiosis: A review

Stroke

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 652-659

  Pantoni, Leonardo ^a   Garcia, Julio H ^a,b  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cerebral ischemia; leukoaraiosis; leukoencephalopathy; small vessel disease; white matter

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; LEUKOARAIOSIS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0030937940     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.28.3.652     Document Type: Review

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