Diagnosis of Lacunar Infarcts within 6 Hours of Onset by Clinical and CT Criteria Versus MRI

The diagnosis of small deep infarcts (SDIs) based on clinical and noncontrast CT findings is often employed to triage stroke patients for emergent endovascular interventions. Few studies have evaluated the accuracy of <6 hours presentation with lacunar clinical syndromes in predicting the presence of a SDI and the absence of large vessel occlusion.

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