Do Lacunar Infarcts Cause Dementia?

Conclusions: Patients with lacunar infarcts suffer from dementia 4-12 times more frequently than the normal population. Cerebral atrophy and recurrent stroke, as well as other as-yet unclarified factors, are involved in producing dementia.

Trajectory of Cognitive Decline After Incident Stroke

From: JAMA. 2015;314(1):41-51. Read the article at: http://ja.ma/1dyQRZT.

The lenticulostriate vessels and lacunar infarcts

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Functional, cognitive and physical outcomes 3 years after minor lacunar or cortical ischaemic stroke

To cite: McHutchison CA, Cvoro V, Makin S, et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2018;Online First: 15 December 2018. Read the …