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Table 4 Infarcts (excluding acute) in aMCI and naMCI organized by location and size (microscopic (not grossly visible), lacunar (<1 cc), small (1-27 cc), and large (>27 cc)). All data listed as N (%). Groups are not mutually exclusive

From: Neuropathological comparisons of amnestic and nonamnestic mild cognitive impairment

 

aMCI

Area affected

Total cases

Microscopic

Lacunar

Small

Large

 Cortical

10 (29 %)

8 (24 %)

2 (6 %)

2 (6 %)

2 (6 %)

 Centrum semiovale

3 (9 %)

2 (6 %)

1 (3 %)

1 (3 %)

1 (3 %)

 Deep nuclei

12 (35 %)

4 (12 %)

9 (26 %)

2 (6 %)

1 (3 %)

 Infratentorial

14 (41 %)

12 (35 %)

2 (6 %)

2 (6 %)

1 (3 %)

 

naMCI

Area affected

Total cases

Microscopic

Lacunar

Small

Large

 Cortical

3 (20 %)

1 (7 %)

0

2 (13 %)

1 (7 %)

 Centrum semiovale

3 (20 %)

0

2 (13 %)

0

1 (7 %)

 Deep nuclei

3 (20 %)

2 (13 %)

2 (13 %)

0

0

 Infratentorial

3 (20 %)

2 (13 %)

1 (7 %)

0

0