Baseline white matter hyperintensities affect the course of cognitive function after small vessel disease-related stroke: a prospective observational study.

V FruhwirthC EnzingerAuthor S Simon Fandler-HöflerM KneihslS EppingerS RopeleR SchmidtThomas Gattringer Daniela Pinter

Published in: European journal of neurology (2020)

This longitudinal study demonstrates that preexisting moderate-to-severe WMH negatively affect the restoration of cognitive function after RSSI, suggesting limited functional reserve in patients with preexisting SVD.

Keyphrases

white matter
atrial fibrillation
early onset
high intensity
drug induced
brain injury