Lenticulostriate infarct
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Gaillard F, Weerakkody Y, Saber M, Lenticulostriate infarct. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 16 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-81617
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At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.
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Synonyms:
- Lenticulostriate infarction
- Lenticulostriate infarcts
- Lenticulostriate infarctions
Lenticulostriate infarcts are lacunar infarcts resulting from occlusion of single lenticulostriate perforating arteries.
Terminology
They should not be confused with striatocapsular infarcts that represent larger strokes resulting from occlusion of multiple lenticulostriate arteries.
References
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- 3. Jiang S, Yan Y, Yang T, Zhu Q, Wang C, Bai X, Hao Z, Zhang S, Yang Q, Fan Z, Sun J, Wu B. Plaque Distribution Correlates With Morphology of Lenticulostriate Arteries in Single Subcortical Infarctions. (2020) Stroke. 51 (9): 2801-2809. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.030215 - Pubmed
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