Cortical microinfarcts on 7T MRI in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.

ABSTRACT: In patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) coexisting abnormalities on brain imaging can provide clues on the etiology of the underlying small vessel disease. We examined cortical cerebral microinfarcts as a novel marker of coexistent vascular damage in ICH. Twelve patients with spontaneous ICH and 15 controls underwent 7Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Microinfarcts were present in 9 of 12 patients with spontaneous ICH, and in 5 of 15 controls. This explorative study shows, for the first time, that microinfarcts appear to be a very common vascular comorbidity in spontaneous ICH. Future larger studies should further assess the etiological significance of these lesions.

SUBMITTER: van Veluw SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4083387 | biostudies-other | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other