TABLE 2.
Occurrence and Characteristics of Microembolic Infarction
| Microemboli | Diameter (μm) | Volume (μl) | Particles | Time of Evaluation | No. | Occurrence | Infarcts/Animal | Infarct Diammeter (μm) | Infarct Distribution (No. infarcts/No. mice) | White Matter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortex | Striatum | Hippocampus | ||||||||||
| Saline | — | 10 | — | 3 days [2–3] | 8 | 1 | 1 | 200 | 1/1 | — | — | — |
| Air | — | 0.5 | — | 2 days [2–3] | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Microspheres | 10 | 1 | 20,000 | 3 days [3–3] | 16 | 5 | 1 [1–3] | 400 [200–800] | 5/3 | — | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Cholesterol | <70 | 15 | 4,000 | 4 days[3–12] | 12 | 7 | 4 [2–16] | 225 [100–1200] | 33/6 | 2/1 | 2/2 | — |
Data are presented as median [25–75% range].