Sustained Opening of the Blood-Brain Barrier with Progressive Accumulation of White Matter Hyperintensities Following Ischemic Stroke
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Details
2.1.1. MRI Scan Parameters
2.1.2. White Matter Hyperintensity Assessment
2.1.3. Blood-Brain Permeability Image (BBPI) Assessment
3. Results
3.1. Clinical Case Description
3.1.1. Imaging Findings
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Naqvi, I.; Hitomi, E.; Leigh, R. Sustained Opening of the Blood-Brain Barrier with Progressive Accumulation of White Matter Hyperintensities Following Ischemic Stroke. Brain Sci. 2019, 9, 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci9010016
Naqvi I, Hitomi E, Leigh R. Sustained Opening of the Blood-Brain Barrier with Progressive Accumulation of White Matter Hyperintensities Following Ischemic Stroke. Brain Sciences. 2019; 9(1):16. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci9010016
Chicago/Turabian StyleNaqvi, Imama, Emi Hitomi, and Richard Leigh. 2019. "Sustained Opening of the Blood-Brain Barrier with Progressive Accumulation of White Matter Hyperintensities Following Ischemic Stroke" Brain Sciences 9, no. 1: 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci9010016
APA StyleNaqvi, I., Hitomi, E., & Leigh, R. (2019). Sustained Opening of the Blood-Brain Barrier with Progressive Accumulation of White Matter Hyperintensities Following Ischemic Stroke. Brain Sciences, 9(1), 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci9010016