Risk Factors and Clinical Manifestations of Juxtacortical Small Lesions: A Neuroimaging Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

White matter hyperintensities can be easily identified by brain imaging. Juxtacortical small lesion (JCSL) is a special type of white matter lesion, defined as no greater than 5 mm in diameter and adjacent to the cerebral cortex in location. We notice lately that JCSLs alone may be associated to various neurological symptoms. Here, we design the present study to determine the risk factors for JCSLs and their clinical manifestations in patients in our neurology clinic.

Methods

206 participants suffered from neurological disorders and completed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations were divided into two groups: patients with JCSLs and patients without lesions on MRI. Meanwhile, 129 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers were also recruited. La

SUBMITTER: Shan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5614934 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature