Significance of haemorrhagic lacunes on MRI in patients with hypertensive cerebrovascular disease and intracerebral haemorrhage

Our purpose was to determine the frequency and signifcance of haemorrhagic lacunes (HL) on MRI in patients with a history of, or at risk for intracerebral haemorrhage. We examined 72 patients with old spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) using T1-and T2-weighted spin-echo sequences. MRI studi...

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Main Authors: Scharf, Johann (Author) , Bräuherr, E. (Author) , Forsting, Michael (Author) , Sartor, Klaus (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 1994
In: Neuroradiology
Year: 1994, Volume: 36, Issue: 7, Pages: 504-508
ISSN:1432-1920
DOI:10.1007/BF00593508
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00593508
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Author Notes:J. Scharf, E. Bräuherr, M. Forsting, K. Sartor
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Summary:Our purpose was to determine the frequency and signifcance of haemorrhagic lacunes (HL) on MRI in patients with a history of, or at risk for intracerebral haemorrhage. We examined 72 patients with old spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) using T1-and T2-weighted spin-echo sequences. MRI studies of 137 consecutive patients with cerebrovascular disease but no known ICH were also reviewed. Both groups showed about the same degree of age-related white matter change and nonhaemorrhagic lacunar infarcts, whereas the ICH group had a higher frequency of HL (12/72 patients) than the non-ICH group (6/131 patients,p<0.01). These results correlate well with reported pathological findings. We conclude that haemorrhagic lacunes found on MRI studies of patients with cerebrovascular disease may suggest a higher risk of intracerebral haemorrhage.
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ISSN:1432-1920
DOI:10.1007/BF00593508