Cognitive profile in patients with a first-ever lacunar infarct with and without silent lacunes: a comparative study

Conclusions: The presence of silent multiple lacunar infarctions documented on brain MRI scans in patients with first-ever lacunar stroke was associated with mild neuropsychological abnormalities, particularly in the performance of executive functions (semantic fluency) and short delayed verbal memory. According to these findings, in the initial stages of small vessel disease, mild neuropsychological abnormalities appear to be related to lacunes rather than to leukoaraiosis or perivascular hyperintensities of vascular cause.
Source: BMC Neurology - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research