Association of deep medullary veins with the neuroimaging burden of cerebral small vessel disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to explore the association between deep medullary veins (DMVs) and the neuroimaging burden of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD).

Methods

In this cross-sectional study based on a retrospective analysis, a total of 248 patients (183 males and 65 females; mean age ± standard deviation, 69.5±14.8 years) diagnosed with CSVD with complete imaging and clinical data were enrolled. Neuroimaging markers of CSVD, including white matter hyperintensities, lacunes, prominent perivascular spaces (PVSs), and cerebral microbleeds (CMBs), were identified, and the total burden of CSVD was scored. Both DMV number and DMV score were used for assessment using susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI).

Results

With the exception of perivascular spaces, more severe

SUBMITTER: Yin X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9816744 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature