Brain artery diameters and risk of dementia and stroke.

Jesús D MelgarejoKursat GurelCassidy Rose ComptonMinghua LiuVanessa GuzmanStephanie AssurasBonnie E LevinMitchell S V ElkindM Kamran IkramMaryam KavousiM Arfan IkramClinton WrightFabrice CrivelloAlexandre LaurentChristophe TzourioMeike W VernooijTatjana RundekZhen-Yu ZhangDaniel BosJose Gutierrez

Published in: Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association (2024)

Individuals with dilated brain arteries are at higher risk for dementia and stroke, across distinct populations. Our findings underline the potential value of T2-weighted brain MRI-based brain diameter assessment in estimating the risk of dementia and stroke.

Keyphrases

resting state
cerebral ischemia
white matter
mild cognitive impairment
atrial fibrillation
cognitive impairment
functional connectivity
magnetic resonance
magnetic resonance imaging
subarachnoid hemorrhage
blood brain barrier