Brain microbleeds: Epidemiology and clinical implications
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Cerebral Microbleeds: Their Associated Factors, Radiologic Findings, and Clinical Implications
Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) are tiny, round dark-signal lesions that are most often detected on gradient-echo MR images. CMBs consist of extravasations of blood components through fragile microvascular walls characterized by lipohyalinosis and surrounding macrophages. The prevalence of CMBs in elderly subjects with no history of cerebrovascular disease is around 5%, but is much higher in patien...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurología (English Edition)
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2173-5808
DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2016.04.013