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Brain Perivascular Spaces Reflect Neuropsychological and Shared Familial Microvascular Architecture Beyond Vascular Risk

2026-01-25 cardiovascular medicine Title + abstract only
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BackgroundBrain perivascular spaces (PVS) are emerging MRI markers of microvascular function and waste metabolite clearance. While PVS enlargement has been linked to aging and vascular risk, it remains unclear whether PVS morphology reflects shared familial microvascular characteristics and how these are shaped by individual vascular, physiological, and neuropsychiatric factors. In this study, we investigated whether PVS morphometry captures these familial characteristics, further modulated by i...

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