Differential Effect of White-Matter Lesions and Covert Brain Infarcts on the Risk of Ischemic Stroke and Intracerebral Hemorrhage [Brief Reports]
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Although of ischemic nature, both WMH volume and covert brain infarcts portend a major risk of ICH. If confirmed in independent studies, these findings could have important implications for the clinical management of covert vascular brain lesions.
Source: Stroke - Category: Neurology Authors: Kaffashian, S., Tzourio, C., Zhu, Y.-C., Mazoyer, B., Debette, S. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke, Intracranial Hemorrhage, Ischemic Stroke Brief Reports Source Type: research
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