What does LACS stand for?

The lacunar hypothesis proposes that (1) symptomatic lacunes present with distinctive lacunar syndromes and (2) a lacune is due to occlusion of a single deep penetrating artery generated by a specific vascular pathology.

Table 1 Anterior and posterior vascular syndromes (a) Syndrome Localization Anterior (carotid) artery syndromes Middle cerebral artery Expressive aphasia Dominant posterior frontal lobe Receptive aphasia Dominant superior temporal lobe Weakness of arm and/or leg Contralateral (to weakness) parietal lobe Loss of lateral visual fields Contralateral parietal lobe Anterial cerebral artery Weakness of leg Medial (parafalcine) Posterior (vertebrobasilar) artery parietal lobe syndromes Vertigo, nystagmus that Cerebellum changes with the direction of gaze, cranial nerve palsies, Brainstem retropulsion Hemiparesis, hemisensory loss, of one-half of the body, swallowing difficulty Lacunar syndromes (These do not have the "cortical signs" of, e.