缓进型高血压小动脉硬化导致小范围的腔隙性梗死灶，脑桥上可见一此种病变。此病变多位于基底节、白质深部、脑干。
The arteriolar sclerosis that results from chronic hypertension leads to small lacunar infarcts, or "lacunes", one of which is seen here in the pons. Such lesions are most common in basal ganglia, deep white matter, and brain stem.