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Deep Medullary Vein Integrity and Relationships with Small Vessel Disease and Interstitial Diffusivity Measures in Patients with a Recent Small Subcortical Infarct

Carla Brenlla, Caterina Sozzi, Andrés Girona, Emma Muñoz-Moreno, Carlos Laredo, Alejandro Rodríguez-Vázquez, Sergio Amaro, Arturo Renú, Antonio Doncel-Moriano, Laura Llull, Xabier Urra, Salvatore Rudilosso and Ángel Chamorro
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2025, 46 (6) 1103-1111; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8591
Carla Brenlla
aFrom the Neurology Department (C.B., A.G.), Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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Caterina Sozzi
bNeurology Department (C.S.), University of Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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Andrés Girona
aFrom the Neurology Department (C.B., A.G.), Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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Emma Muñoz-Moreno
cAugust Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) (E.M.-M., C.L., S.R., A.C.), Barcelona, Spain
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Carlos Laredo
cAugust Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) (E.M.-M., C.L., S.R., A.C.), Barcelona, Spain
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Alejandro Rodríguez-Vázquez
dComprehensive Stroke Center, Department of Neuroscience (A.R.-V., S.A., A.R., A.D.-M., L.L., X.U., S.R., A.C.), Hospital Clinic. Barcelona, Spain
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Sergio Amaro
dComprehensive Stroke Center, Department of Neuroscience (A.R.-V., S.A., A.R., A.D.-M., L.L., X.U., S.R., A.C.), Hospital Clinic. Barcelona, Spain
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Arturo Renú
dComprehensive Stroke Center, Department of Neuroscience (A.R.-V., S.A., A.R., A.D.-M., L.L., X.U., S.R., A.C.), Hospital Clinic. Barcelona, Spain
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Antonio Doncel-Moriano
dComprehensive Stroke Center, Department of Neuroscience (A.R.-V., S.A., A.R., A.D.-M., L.L., X.U., S.R., A.C.), Hospital Clinic. Barcelona, Spain
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Laura Llull
dComprehensive Stroke Center, Department of Neuroscience (A.R.-V., S.A., A.R., A.D.-M., L.L., X.U., S.R., A.C.), Hospital Clinic. Barcelona, Spain
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Xabier Urra
dComprehensive Stroke Center, Department of Neuroscience (A.R.-V., S.A., A.R., A.D.-M., L.L., X.U., S.R., A.C.), Hospital Clinic. Barcelona, Spain
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Salvatore Rudilosso
cAugust Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) (E.M.-M., C.L., S.R., A.C.), Barcelona, Spain
dComprehensive Stroke Center, Department of Neuroscience (A.R.-V., S.A., A.R., A.D.-M., L.L., X.U., S.R., A.C.), Hospital Clinic. Barcelona, Spain
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Ángel Chamorro
cAugust Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) (E.M.-M., C.L., S.R., A.C.), Barcelona, Spain
dComprehensive Stroke Center, Department of Neuroscience (A.R.-V., S.A., A.R., A.D.-M., L.L., X.U., S.R., A.C.), Hospital Clinic. Barcelona, Spain
eFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (A.C.), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Deep Medullary Vein Integrity and Relationships with Small Vessel Disease and Interstitial Diffusivity Measures in Patients with a Recent Small Subcortical Infarct
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