White matter hyperintensities are frequent on neuroimaging of older people and are a key
feature of cerebral small vessel disease. They are commonly attributed to chronic …

Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) has emerged as a common factor driving age-
dependent diseases, including stroke and dementia. CSVD-related dementia will affect a …

Background: Given the increasing worldwide prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD), it
is critical to decrease the associated risk of debilitating vascular complications, including …

In the last years, there has been a significant growth in the literature exploring the
pathophysiology of vascular cognitive impairment (VCI). As an “umbrella term” …

Growing evidence suggests that increased intracranial pulsatility is associated with cerebral
small vessel disease (SVD). We systematically reviewed papers that assessed intracranial …

Background The vascular contributions to neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation may
be assessed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasonography (US). This review …

Background Although cerebral white matter lesions (WMLs) are considered as a risk factor
for vascular dementia, data on their impact on cerebral hemodynamics are scarce. We test …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography is a noninvasive
bedside tool that can evaluate cerebral blood flow hemodynamics in major intracranial …

A significantly increased interest has been dedicated to the study of the effects of diabetes
mellitus (DM) on the brain. DM is associated with an increased risk of stroke and cognitive …

Leukoaraiosis is a common imaging marker of cerebral small vessel disease. In recent
years, with the continuous advances in brain imaging technology, the detection rate of …