Association Between Cerebral Cortical Microinfarcts and Perilesional Cortical Atrophy on 3T MRI.

Doeschka A FerroHugo J KuijfSaima HilalSusanne J van VeluwDaniëlle van VeldhuizenNarayanaswamy VenketasubramanianBoon Yeow TanGeert Jan BiesselsChristopher Chen

Published in: Neurology (2021)

We found cortical atrophy surrounding CMIs, suggesting a perilesional effect in a cortical area many times larger than the CMI-core. Our findings support the notion that CMIs affect brain structure beyond the actual lesion site.

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magnetic resonance imaging
subarachnoid hemorrhage
computed tomography
cerebral ischemia
multiple sclerosis
brain injury