White matter volumes and periventricular white matter hyperintensities in aging and dementia |
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Authors: | Smith C D Snowdon D A Wang H Markesbery W R |
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Institution: | Department of Neurology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington 40536, USA. csmith@mri.uky.edu |
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Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between MRI periventricular white matter hyperintensities, cerebral white matter volumes, neuropathologic findings, and cognitive status in aged individuals. BACKGROUND: The significance of periventricular white matter hyperintensities seen on MR images in aged individuals remains controversial. The Nun Study is a longitudinal cohort aging study in which all 678 initially enrolled participants agreed to autopsy neuropathologic examination. METHODS: We used MRI to measure white matter volumes of the cerebral hemispheres in 52 formaldehyde-fixed brains for correlation with white matter and neocortical pathology, postmortem MRI observations, and cognitive measures. RESULTS: Reduced white matter volume is associated with dementia, but periventricular white matter hyperintensities were not related to white matter volume, stroke, or dementia. CONCLUSIONS: Our results do not support the hypothesis that periventricular hyperintensities seen on MR images have deleterious consequences in these aged individuals. |
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