Leukoaraiosis and increased cerebral susceptibility to ischemia: lack of confounding by carotid disease.

Publication

Leukoaraiosis and increased cerebral susceptibility to ischemia: lack of confounding by carotid disease.

Journal Paper/Review - Aug 20, 2013

Schulz Ursula G, Grüter Basil, Briley Dennis, Rothwell Peter M

Citation

Schulz U, Grüter B, Briley D, Rothwell P. Leukoaraiosis and increased cerebral susceptibility to ischemia: lack of confounding by carotid disease. J Am Heart Assoc 2013; 2:e000261.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

J Am Heart Assoc 2013; 2

Publication Date

Aug 20, 2013

Issn Electronic

2047-9980

Pages

e000261

Brief description/objective

Leukoaraiosis is associated with an increased risk of stroke, but the underlying mechanism remains uncertain, as do the associations with other risk factors, such as carotid disease. We aimed to determine the role of carotid disease and of other clinical variables in the development of leukoaraiosis and to define their contributions to the associated increased risk of stroke.