Abstract
Lacunar infarcts (LACs) and deep intracerebral hemorrhages (DICHs) occur in the same structures and may result from the same pathology. It is unclear why one patient has an LAC while another has DICH. We compared LAC to DICH cases derived from a population-based incidence study. In multivariate analysis, LAC cases were significantly older, more likely to have diabetes, and had higher cholesterol than DICH cases.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Age Distribution
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Alcoholic Beverages / adverse effects
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Brain Infarction / blood
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Brain Infarction / epidemiology*
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Brain Infarction / physiopathology
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Causality
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Cerebral Arteries / pathology
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Cerebral Arteries / physiopathology
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Cerebral Hemorrhage / blood
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Cerebral Hemorrhage / epidemiology*
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Cerebral Hemorrhage / physiopathology
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Cholesterol / analysis
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Cholesterol / blood
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Circle of Willis / pathology
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Circle of Willis / physiopathology
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Cohort Studies
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Comorbidity / trends
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Diabetes Mellitus / epidemiology
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Female
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Humans
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Hypercholesterolemia / epidemiology
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Incidence
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Multivariate Analysis
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New York City / epidemiology
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Smoking / adverse effects