SOME QUESTIONS OF ETIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS OF LACUNAR STROKES

. Lacunar stroke is a marker of cerebral small vessel disease [15] and accounts for up to 25% of ischemic stroke cases. The word lacunar comes from the Latin "lacuna," meaning "islet," and is used to describe a small focus of encephalomalacia containing liquors, which is the end result of thinning necrosis. Lacunar stroke is defined as a subcortical infarction less than 20 mm in diameter caused by blockage of the intracranial artery perforator. [15].

We examined 100 patients with lacunar ischemic stroke, admitted to the Republican Scientific Center for Emergency Medical Care from 2015 to 2023. Among the examined patients there were 44 men and 65 women aged 35 to 84 years, the average age was 61,2±12,2 years.