Characterization of White Matter Hyperintensities in Large-Scale MRI-Studies

Background: White matter hyperintensities of presumed vascular origin (WMH) are a common finding in elderly people and a growing social malady in the aging western societies. As a manifestation of cerebral small vessel disease, WMH are considered to be a vascular contributor to various sequelae such...

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Main Authors: Benedikt M. Frey, Marvin Petersen, Carola Mayer, Maximilian Schulz, Bastian Cheng, Götz Thomalla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00238/full