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Case Reports
. 2012 Feb;3(2):134-8.

Attenuation of brain white matter lesions after lacunar stroke

Julia Durand-Birchenall  1 , Claire Leclercq, Joël Daouk, Pauline Monet, Olivier Godefroy, Jean-Marc Bugnicourt
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Attenuation of brain white matter lesions after lacunar stroke

Julia Durand-Birchenall et al. Int J Prev Med. 2012 Feb.

Abstract

White matter lesions (WMLs) are commonly observed in stroke patients with small vessel disease (SVD) and are thought to result from a progressive, irreversible disease process following arteriolosclerosis. In this study, we report a case of partial disappearance of WMLs 1 year after a lacunar stroke in a 69-year-old man with evidence of SVD. We also discuss possible mechanisms associated with this observation.

Keywords: Brain white matter hyperintensities; leukoaraiosis; stroke.

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Figure 1
(a) Diffusion-weighted MRI showing limited infarct in the left posterior arm of the internal capsule. (b) Axial FLAIR imaging showing white matter lesions and lacunar infarcts. (c) Axial gradient-echo MRI sequence showing multiple microbleeds (small foci of hypointensity) located in the basal ganglia
Figure 2
Figure 2
Axial FLAIR MRI at baseline and after 6 months of follow-up, showing partial regression of white matter lesions in the centrum ovale
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