Fig. 2From: Clinical features and imaging markers of small vessel disease in symptomatic acute subcortical cerebral microinfarctsIllustrative image of the acute subcortical cerebral microinfarcts (As-CMI). Subcortical As-CMI detected on 3Â T MRI in a 55-year-old man with sudden speech disturbance onset lasting more than 24Â h. Neurological deficits assessed by NIHSS score was 3. Diffusion-weighted imaging showed a hyperintense subcortical lesion with longest diameter in axial orientation of 4.7Â mm ( Dashed box in A), with a corresponding hypointense on ADC (Dashed box in B)Back to article page