Typically disregarded brain lesions may warn of heightened stroke risk

Monday, July 6, 2015 - 18:00 in Health & Medicine

Scientists have found that very small brain lesions noted on brain imaging that would typically be disregarded by clinicians are associated with a heightened risk of stroke and death. The discovery about these tiny lesions -- areas of the brain where tissue may have been damaged by injury or disease -- may help physicians identify people at risk of stroke and death as early as middle age.

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