ABSTRACT
It could be shown that MRI has capability of demostrating parenchymal damage due to cerebrovascular disease even in asymptomatic individuals. In ischemic stroke MRI is superior to CT because of the earlier detection of the lesion, a More precise delineation of lacunes, of brainstem infarcts, and of hemorrhagic components. Evidence of confluent white matter damage is helpful in differentiating vascualr dementia from degenerative forms. Is hemorrhagic stroke CT remains the preferred imaging technique during the acute phase but MRI will detect remnants of a cerebral hemorrhage for lifetime
Subject(s)
Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis/diagnosis , Cerebral Hemorrhage/diagnosis , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Dementia, Vascular/diagnosis , Dementia, Vascular , Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis , Cerebral Hemorrhage , Cerebral Infarction/diagnosis , Cerebral Infarction , Brain Ischemia/diagnosis , Brain Ischemia , Evaluation StudyABSTRACT
Dentro de los pacientes con enfermedad de Parkinson existen algunos que tienen especial frecuencia de factores de riesgo hemodinámico (hipertensión, diabetes, hipertrigliceridemia, agregación plaquetaria aumentada, disminución del flujo sanguíneo cerebral y anormalidades tomográficas). Estos pacientes tienen iguales síntomas que los demás, salvo en que los síntomas progresan más rápidamente. Es posible que una mejoría terapéutica de su estado vascular les sea útil