Deep white matter vascular watershed zone
Internal border zone
Definition
Infarctions of the deep white matter of the centrum semiovale and corona radiata at the border zone between lenticulostriate perforators and the deep penetrating cortical branches of the MCA or at the border zone of deep white matter branches of the MCA and the ACA; mostly due to either severe hypotension or severe arterial stenosis.
References
The vascular territories in the cerebellum and brainstem: CT and MR study. by Savoiardo M, Bracchi M, Passerini A, Visciani A. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1987 Mar-Apr;8(2):199-209.
Oxford Textbook of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease - Bo Norrving - Oxford University Press, 2014
