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Microvascular chronic ischemic in brain can affect memory?

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Sure can: We term multiple small strokes, lacunar infarcts, and these can mount up and produce "etat lacunaire", or full blown vascular dementia. Here, the job involves prevention with an appropriate stroke anti platelet, or anti-coagulant approach.

Answered 8/30/2013

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