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Lacunar stroke or lacunar infarct (LACI) is a type of stroke that results from occlusion of one of the penetrating arteries that provides blood to the brain's deep structures. Patients who present with symptoms of a lacunar stroke, but who have not yet had diagnostic imaging performed may be described as suffering from Lacunar Stroke Syndrome (LACS).

The external capsule is a series of white matter fiber tracts in the brain. These fibers run between the most lateral (toward the side of the head) segment of the lentiform nucleus and the claustrum.

The external capsule is a route for cholinergic fibers from the basal forebrain to the cerebral cortex.

The external capsule eventually joins the internal capsule around the lenticular nucleus.

From wikipedia - please look it up there are so many different factors - too many to post.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_capsule

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