January 1, 1982Neurology
A prospective study of lacunar infarction using computerized tomography
Why the study?
What are the CT findings and their clinical correlations in patients presenting with suspected lacunar infarction or ischemia?
Population
Patients presenting with clinical evidence of lacunar infarction or ischemia
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 7 months
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Negative CT should not reassure on prognosis in suspected lacunar events; leaves open the role of advanced imaging in capsular warning syndrome.
Structured PICO
What are the CT findings and their clinical correlations in patients presenting with suspected lacunar infarction or ischemia?
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Population
Patients presenting with clinical evidence of lacunar infarction or ischemia
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Intervention
Sequential computed tomography (CT) scans
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Outcome
Detection of lacunar infarction and correlation with clinical features and prognosissurrogate
Sequential CT scanning in suspected lacunar infarction reveals that 69% have visible infarctions, and a negative scan does not imply a better prognosis.
Cite This Study
Donnan et al. (1982) studied this question.