Silent ischemic lesion laterality in asymptomatic internal carotid artery stenosis relates to reduced cerebral vasoreactivity.

CONCLUSIONS: The finding that increased ipsilateral asymmetrical silent ischemic lesions correlated with cerebral vasoreactivity reduction may help predict the risk of cerebral infarction in patients with asymptomatic internal carotid artery stenosis.
PMID: 28217385 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Surgical Neurology International - February 23, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Surg Neurol Int Source Type: research