 Leukoaraiosis
"Leukoaraiosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Non-specific white matter changes in the BRAIN, often seen after age 65. Changes include loss of AXONS; MYELIN pallor, GLIOSIS, loss of ependymal cells, and enlarged perivascular spaces. Leukoaraiosis is a risk factor for DEMENTIA and CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS.
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D049292
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.522
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leukoaraiosis" by people in Profiles.
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Andere A, Jindal G, Molino J, Collins S, Merck D, Burton T, Stretz C, Yaghi S, Sacchetti DC, Jamal SE, Reznik ME, Furie K, Cutting S. Volumetric White Matter Hyperintensity Ranges Correspond to Fazekas Scores on Brain MRI. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2022 Apr; 31(4):106333.
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Kaginele P, Beer-Furlan A, Joshi KC, Kadam G, Achanaril A, Levy E, Waqas M, Siddiqui A, Rai H, Snyder K, Davies J, Crowley RW, Ouyang B, Munich S, Chen M. Brain Atrophy and Leukoaraiosis Correlate with Futile Stroke Thrombectomy. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2021 Aug; 30(8):105871.
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Wiggins ME, Tanner J, Schwab N, Crowley SJ, Schmalfuss I, Brumback B, Libon DJ, Heilman K, Price CC. Regional leukoaraiosis and cognition in non-demented older adults. Brain Imaging Behav. 2019 Oct; 13(5):1246-1254.
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McClelland AC, Fleysher R, Mu W, Kim N, Lipton ML. White matter microstructural abnormalities in blast-exposed combat veterans: accounting for potential pre-injury factors using consanguineous controls. Neuroradiology. 2018 Oct; 60(10):1019-1033.
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Price CC, Mitchell SM, Brumback B, Tanner JJ, Schmalfuss I, Lamar M, Giovannetti T, Heilman KM, Libon DJ. MRI-leukoaraiosis thresholds and the phenotypic expression of dementia. Neurology. 2012 Aug 21; 79(8):734-40.
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Lamar M, Dannhauser TM, Walker Z, Rodda JE, Cutinha DJ, Shergill SS. Memory complaints with and without memory impairment: the impact of leukoaraiosis on cognition. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2011 Nov; 17(6):1104-12.
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Lamar M, Catani M, Price CC, Heilman KM, Libon DJ. The impact of region-specific leukoaraiosis on working memory deficits in dementia. Neuropsychologia. 2008 Aug; 46(10):2597-601.
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