Advances in leukoaraiosis / 国际脑血管病杂志

ABSTRACT

Leukoaraiosis (LA) is not only found in patients with vascular dementia,Alzheimer's disease,brain trauma,carbon monoxide poisoning Binswanger's disease,mild cognitive impairment,diabetes,but also have a certain proportion in the normal elderly.This article reviews the advances in research on the risk factors,pathogenesis,pathological changes,clinical manifestations,imaging characteristics and treatment of LA.