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Implications of cranial arterial stenosis and dolichoectasia for cerebral small vessel disease etiopathogenesis: findings from a prospective mild stroke cohort

2026-01-29 neurology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundStenosis and dolichoectasia of cranial arteries likely reflect distinct mechanisms. Their contributions to lacunar stroke and cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD) remain contentious. We investigated associations of large artery stenosis (LAS) and arterial widening with stroke subtype, cSVD markers, incident infarcts, and clinical outcomes. MethodsWe prospectively recruited patients with lacunar or mild non-lacunar stroke, with demographic, stroke-related, cognitive, functional, and MR...

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