Incidence and Etiology of Microinfarcts in Patients with Ischemic Stroke.
Jamary Oliveira-FilhoHakan AyAshkan ShoamaneshKwang Yeol ParkRoss AveryMine SorgunGyeong-Moon KimPedro T CougoSteven M GreenbergM Edip GurolPublished in: Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging (2018)
CMIs occurring within the vascular territory of a larger infarct are more likely embolic, but those occurring outside are probably related to SVD. Our findings suggest a role for SVD in pathogenesis of CMIs and emphasize the importance of etiologic workup to identify alternate etiologies.