Lacunar stroke
Infarto lacunar
- Date
- 1965 · confidence low
- Place
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Credited to
- Miller Fisher
- Field
- Life & health
What was discovered
A type of ischemic stroke caused by occlusion of small penetrating arteries supplying deep brain structures; characterized by C. Miller Fisher from post-mortem dissections that identified five classic lacunar syndromes.
What it led to
- Clinical definition of the classic lacunar syndromes
- Improved differential diagnosis of ischemic stroke
- Guidance for treatment and prevention of deep brain infarcts