White matter hyperintensity in ischemic stroke patients: It may regress over time

Journal of Stroke

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 60-66

  Cho, A Hyun ^a   Kim, Hyeong Ryul ^b   Kim, Woojun ^a   Yang, Dong Won ^b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ischemic stroke; Leukoaraiosis; MRI; Progression; Regression; White matter hyperintensity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; WHITE MATTER HYPERINTENSITY; WHITE MATTER HYPERINTENSITY REGRESSION;

EID: 84937040319     PISSN: 22876391     EISSN: 22876405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5853/jos.2015.17.1.60     Document Type: Article

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