Altered Consciousness After Acute Lacunar Infarction of the Corona Radiata in Patients With Severe White Matter Change.
- Author:
Dong Woo RYU
1
;
Young Hyun LEE
;
Se Yoon KWON
;
Young Min SHON
;
Beum Saeng KIM
;
A Hyun CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Yeouido St. Mary' Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. ahyun@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Atypical stroke;
Cerebral infarction;
Subcortical vascular dementia
- MeSH:
Aged;
Cerebral Infarction;
Consciousness;
Dementia;
Dementia, Vascular;
Humans;
Ischemia;
Leukoaraiosis;
Stroke;
Stroke, Lacunar
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2012;30(4):326-328
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
With an increasing proportion of the elderly, dementia due to severe cerebral white matter change is frequently observed. Because these patients cannot express their symptoms effectively, the recognition of stroke can be delayed. In addition, clinical characteristics of their stroke might be different. We reported on three patients with severe leukoaraiosis, who exhibited altered consciousness after acute lacunar infarction in the corona radiata. This clinico-radiological discrepancy may have resulted from different susceptibility to ischemia in patients with severe white matter change.
