The Correlation of the White Matter Lesions and Lacunar Infarcts in Patients with Vascular Cognitive Impairment
Dementia and Neurocognitive Disorders
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: 67-73, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Cerebral white matter lesions (WMLs) and lacunar infarcts (LIs) are mostly caused by small vessel disease (SVD). Whereas the main pathomechanism behind LIs is SVD, a variety of mechanisms could be responsible for WMLs. We tried to investigate the relationship between WMLs and LIs and the impact of subtypes of WMLs on its relationship.METHODS:
We assessed 128 subjects with vascular cognitive impairment with subcortical vascular lesion (VCI-S). LI number and WML volume were determined on T1-, T2-weighted images and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery images using a semiquantitative visual scale. Cognitive function and daily functional impairment were assessed with Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Seoul-Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (S-IADL).RESULTS:
Of the 128 patients, 106 (82.8%) had Alzheimer's disease with WML and 22 (17.2%) had subcortical vascular dementia. Seventy patients (54.7%) had at least one lacune. A univariate Poisson model showed that history of hypertension, history of stroke and WML volume (periventricular and deep subcortical) were associated with LIs. A multivariate Poisson model showed that increased WML volume of both types and history of hypertension were associated with LIs. Neither S-IADL score nor MMSE was significantly associated with WML volume of both types.CONCLUSIONS:
We found that LIs were associated with WMLs regardless of their types in patients with VCI-S. These findings may suggest that periventricular and deep subcortical WMLs share the same vascular pathomechanism of SVD as LIs.
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Main subject:
Activities of Daily Living
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Dementia, Vascular
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Stroke
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Alzheimer Disease
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Stroke, Lacunar
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Glycosaminoglycans
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Hypertension
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Dementia and Neurocognitive Disorders
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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