Evolving concept of small vessel disease through advanced brain imaging

Journal of Stroke

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 94-100

  Norrving, Bo ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lacunar infarct; Magnetic resonance imaging; Small vessel disease; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DISEASE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CADASIL; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HUMAN; LACUNAR STROKE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NEUROIMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REVIEW; TRACTOGRAPHY; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84937569807     PISSN: 22876391     EISSN: 22876405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5853/jos.2015.17.2.94     Document Type: Review

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