Predictors of white matter hyperintensities in the elderly Congolese population.
Emile Omba YoheAlvaro AlonsoDaniel L DraneSaranya Sundaram PatelMegan SchwinneEmmanuel EpengeGuy GikelekeleEsambo HerveImmaculee KavughoNathan TshengeleSamuel MampunzaLelo ManangaLiping ZhaoDeqiang QiuAnthony StringerAmit M SaindaneJean IkangaPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2024)
WMH is significantly associated with neurological status, sex, and age in the Congolese population. Understanding these predictors may improve our ability to diagnose, assess, and develop preventative treatments for white matter disease in SSA/DRC populations, where neuroimaging is difficult to obtain.