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Is an ischemic stroke in the basal ganglia always considered a lacunar stroke?
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Matter of size: A lacunar stroke is due to a block in a smaller end artery, as contrasted to a carotid or middle cerebral artery obstruction, which would cause damage to a larger area of brain. Many strokes in the basal ganglia are small and often not noticed clinically, but the larger ones are very evident.
Answered 11/28/2018
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