Clinical characteristics and risk factors of cerebral lacunar infarction
- Author:
Le Van Thinh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
cerebral lacunar infarction
- MeSH:
Cerebral Infarction;
Brain Infarction;
Brain;
diagnosis;
risk factors
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2003;445(3):4-5
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
60 subjects with brain lacunar infarction and 60 with other brain (no lacunar) infarction aged 20-67 were investigated in Bach Mai Hospital from Jan 2001 to Jun 2002. The proportion of brain lacunar infarction vs other brain infarction was 38% in the same duration. 5 main syndromes of lacunar infarction were 98%, other syndromes 2%. There is no difference in age and gender of both groups. Risk of complications of brain lacunar infarction raised by 8,9 times in comparing with high blood pressure, 6,5 times with smoking, 2,3 times with diabetes
