Prevalence and risk factors of cerebral microbleeds

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Authors

Meike W. Vernooij · Erasmus MC

Aad van der Lugt · Erasmus MC

M. Arfan Ikram · Erasmus MC

Piotr A. Wielopolski · Erasmus MC

Wiro J. Niessen · Erasmus MC

Albert Hofman · Erasmus MC

Gabriël P. Krestin · Erasmus MC

Abstract

The prevalence of cerebral microbleeds is high. Our data support the hypothesis that strictly lobar microbleeds are related to cerebral amyloid angiopathy, whereas microbleeds in a deep or infratentorial location result from hypertensive or atherosclerotic microangiopathy.

Topics & Keywords

Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Neurology

Volume 70, Issue 14, pp. 1208-1214

DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000307750.41970.d9

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