Silent Brain Infarction and Risk of Future Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—
SBI is present in 1 in 5 stroke-free older adults and is associated with a 2-fold increased risk of future stroke. Future studies of in-depth stroke risk evaluations and intensive prevention measures are warranted in patients with clinically unrecognized radiologically evident brain infarctions.

Source: Stroke - February 22, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Gupta, A., Giambrone, A. E., Gialdini, G., Finn, C., Delgado, D., Gutierrez, J., Wright, C., Beiser, A. S., Seshadri, S., Pandya, A., Kamel, H. Tags: Primary Prevention, Risk Factors, Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Ischemic Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research