Participants
dysarthria-clumsy hand syndrome, sensory stroke, clinical lacunar ischemic stroke syndrome, stroke, ataxic hemiparesis, motor hemiparesis, infarct, hemorrhage, sensorimotor stroke
STROKE, RECRUITMENT, HEMORRHAGE, DYSARTHRIA-CLUMSY HAND SYNDROME, INFARCT
We included patients aged older than 30 years with clinical lacunar ischemic stroke syndrome (eg, pure motor hemiparesis, pure sensory stroke, ataxic hemiparesis, sensorimotor stroke, or dysarthria-clumsy hand syndrome) and brain computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showing either a visible relevant small subcortical (ie, lacunar) infarct or no alternative finding to account for the symptoms (no cortical infarct, hemorrhage, or mimic). We set no time limit between stroke and recruitment (detailed in Wardlaw