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lacunar? lacunar infarct?

Posted By: QAer on 2008-03-10
In Reply to: s/l cerebellar (lakoon) - samm

Subject: lacunar? lacunar infarct?

You didn't post what comes after that, so hard to say exactly but that would be my best guess.


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