Silent Brain Infarctions and Leukoaraiosis in Patients With Retinal Ischemia [Brief Report]

Conclusions—Silent cerebral ischemia is present in about 1 in 7 patients with retinal ischemia. The high rate of symptomatic internal carotid artery stenosis suggests that large artery atherosclerosis plays a major role in the pathogenesis of acute retinal ischemia.

Source: Stroke - April 24, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Amir Golsari, Diana Bittersohl, Bastian Cheng, Pia Griem, Christoph Beck, Andrea Hassenstein, Max Nedelmann, Tim Magnus, Jens Fiehler, Christian Gerloff, Gotz Thomalla Tags: Risk Factors, Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Prognosis, Ischemic Stroke Brief Reports Source Type: research