Acute cerebral small vessel disease: Classification, mechanism, and therapeutic implications

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
² Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

Yuying Yan et al. Chin Med J (Engl). 2024.

. 2024 Nov 5;137(21):2561-2563.

doi: 10.1097/CM9.0000000000003304. Epub 2024 Sep 27.

¹ Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
² Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

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