The difference between cerebral infarction and multiple lacunar cerebral infarction is that cerebral infarction is a broad concept and multiple lacunar cerebral infarction is a type of cerebral infarction with relatively mild symptoms and a relatively good prognosis.
Cerebral infarction is a common cerebrovascular disease, which refers to ischemic necrosis or softening of limited brain tissues caused by ischemia and hypoxia due to impaired blood circulation in the brain. According to clinical classification, it can be divided into total anterior circulation infarction, partial anterior circulation infarction, posterior circulation infarction and lacunar infarction.
Multiple lacunar infarction is a special type of cerebral infarction, which mostly occurs in the basal ganglia region. It is an ischemic lesion of brain tissue caused by occlusion of tiny arteries in the deep part of the brain on the basis of hypertension and atherosclerosis.
Generally speaking, multiple lacunar cerebral infarction has many sites of development, but the area of the lesion is relatively small, and the symptoms are relatively mild among the types of cerebral infarction, which often include headache, dizziness, memory loss, etc. Complications such as lung infection, depression, etc., may also occur, and usually most of the patients can be cured after timely and standardized treatment.
Patients with cerebral infarction may have hemiparesis, aphasia, ataxia, hemiplegia, etc. In severe cases, cerebral hernia may be formed, which may even lead to death.
It is recommended that patients with symptoms of cerebral infarction should complete the relevant examinations, be judged by the doctor, and actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment.