Prevalence of cerebral microbleeds and other cardiovascular risk factors in elderly patients with acute ischemic stroke

Prevalence of cerebral microbleeds and other cardiovascular risk factors in elderly patients with acute ischemic stroke

Abstract Background Cerebral microbleeds are small, round dark-signal foci in the T2*-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. They are encountered in cerebral amyloid angiopathy and hypertensive vasculopathy. Their prevalence is common in ischemic stroke and cerebral hemorrhage. The purpose of this stu...

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Main Authors: Abeer Abdelzaher Ibrahim, Yosra Abdelzaher Ibrahim, Eman A. Darwish, Nivan Hany Khater
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-10-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
Cerebral microbleeds
T2*WI
Ischemic stroke
Elderly
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43055-019-0034-7

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