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Racial differences in white matter hyperintensity burden in aging, MCI, and AD

2022-04-14 geriatric medicine Title + abstract only
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White matter hyperintensities may be one of the earliest pathological changes in aging and may potentially accelerate cognitive decline. Whether race influences WMH burden has been conflicting. The goal of this study was to examine if race differences exist in WMH burden and whether these differences are influenced by vascular factors [i.e., diabetes, hypertension, body mass index (BMI)]. Participants from the Alzheimers Disease Neuroimaging Initiative were included if they had a baseline MRI, d...

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