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Can you tell me what is tiny lacunar infarct of left basal ganglia?

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Dr. Axel Martinez-Irizarry answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Small Stroke.: Those findings are small strokes of specific areas of the brain that are subcortical or below the cortex. Two of the three mechanisms for those strokes are related to a chronic vascular disease associated with hypertension. Other likely risk factors include diabetes mellitus and possibly smoking. Symptoms will depend on what was affected. See your Neurologist or PCP. Not a 'classic stroke'.

Answered 8/9/2020

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