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Prevalence, risk factors and consequences of cerebral small vessel diseases: data from three Asian countries

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

Elderly Asians have a high burden of SVD which was associated with cognitive dysfunction. This suggests that SVD markers should be a potential target for treatment in clinical trials so as to delay progression of cerebrovascular disease and potentially cognitive decline.

Authors: Saima Hilal, Vincent Mok, Young Chul Youn, Adrian Wong, M. Kamran Ikram, Christopher Chen

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2016-315324

Publish Year: 2017