Hemorrhagic foci surrounding the lacune in the long-term evolution of recent single subcortical infarcts (RSSIs) remains largely unexplored. We aimed to determine the prevalence, characteristics, and predictors of hemorrhagic foci in patients with RSSI. From a prospective, longitudinal study of RSSIs, we recruited patients who underwent multimodal MRI assessments both at baseline and approximately one year after the stroke ons...