Research progress on effects of vascular risk factors for white matter lesion ／ / 心血管康复医学杂志

White matter lesion (WML) can lead to decreased cognitive ability ,postural balance disorder and abnor‐mal emotion etc .,which affects quality of life and is closely related to treatment of stroke .In recent years ,roles of vessel‐related risk factors and atherosclerosis in WML received considerable attention .The present article made a re‐view on it ,aiming at providing thinking for prevention and treatment of WML .