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  1. Pathway-specific polygenic risk scores reveal underlying mechanisms of cerebral small vessel disease 2026-09-14
  2. Cerebral Small Vessel Disease and Risk of Cardiovascular Events and All-Cause Mortality: The Framingham Heart Study 2026-09-07
  3. Regional Distribution of Mineralized Blood Vessels in Alzheimer Disease and Clinicopathological Associations: A Multicenter Autopsy Study 2026-09-01

Studies

905 studies carry this tag.

Date range

1975 to 2026

Top journals

  • Neurology 93
  • Stroke 61
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia 31
  • Brain : a journal of neurology 20
  • Annals of neurology 19

342 journals in all.

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  1. Aging effects on cerebral blood and cerebrospinal fluid flows

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 2007-02-21 Vascular contributions

    Phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging (PC-MRI) is a noninvasive reliable technique, which enables quantification of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and total cerebral blood flows (tCBF).

  2. Permanent, bilateral common carotid artery occlusion in the rat: a model for chronic cerebral hypoperfusion-related neurodegenerative diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Brain research reviews 2007-01-18 Mild cognitive impairment

    Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion has been associated with cognitive decline in aging and Alzheimer's disease.

  3. Microglial activation and its implications in the brain diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Current medicinal chemistry 2007-01-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    An inflammatory process in the central nervous system (CNS) is believed to play an important role in the pathway leading to neuronal cell death in a number of neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, prion diseases, multiple sclerosis and HIV-dementia.

  4. Brain metal concentrations in chronic liver failure patients with pallidal T1 MRI hyperintensity

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Neurology 2006-12-01 Brain scans and imaging

    In chronic liver failure, manganese accumulation is responsible for the pallidal MRI T1 hyperintensity.

  5. Cognitive impact of subcortical vascular and Alzheimer's disease pathology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 63 out of 100. Annals of neurology 2006-12-01 Brain tissue and pathology

    Thirty percent of the cases had significant cerebrovascular parenchymal pathology scores (CVDPS), 54% had significant AD pathology, and 18% had HS.

  6. Extent and distribution of white matter hyperintensities in normal aging, MCI, and AD

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 56 out of 100. Neurology 2006-12-01 Brain scans and imaging

    Differences in white matter hyperintensities (WMH) associated with increasing cognitive impairment appear related to both extent and spatial location.

  7. A fully automated method for quantifying and localizing white matter hyperintensities on MR images

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Psychiatry research 2006-11-13 Caregiving

    White matter hyperintensities (WMH), commonly found on T2-weighted FLAIR brain MR images in the elderly, are associated with a number of neuropsychiatric disorders, including vascular dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and late-life depression.

  8. Cognitive dysfunction associates with white matter hyperintensities and subcortical atrophy on magnetic resonance imaging of the elderly diabetes mellitus Japanese elderly diabetes intervention trial (J-EDIT)

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews 2006-09-01 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Type 2 diabetes is associated with cognitive dysfunction and increases the risk of dementia in the elderly.

  9. Medial temporal atrophy rather than white matter hyperintensities predict cognitive decline in stroke survivors

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2006-08-24 Brain scans and imaging

    Stroke is an important risk factor for dementia, but the exact mechanisms involved in cognitive decline remain unclear.

  10. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke-Canadian Stroke Network vascular cognitive impairment harmonization standards

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Stroke 2006-08-17 Getting a diagnosis

    The development of common standards represents a first step in a process of use, validation and refinement.

  11. White matter grade and ventricular volume on brain MRI as markers of longevity in the cardiovascular health study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2006-07-20 Disparities

    High white matter grade (WMG) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a risk factor for dementia, stroke and disability.

  12. The thalamus and behavior: effects of anatomically distinct strokes

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Neurology 2006-06-01 Vascular contributions

    Data on behavioral changes after thalamic lesion are sparse and largely based on isolated reports of patients with thalamic strokes.

  13. Role of complement in neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Molecular immunology 2006-05-15 Inflammation and the immune system

    The complement system provides an innate defence mechanism against pathogenic microorganisms.

  14. Brain volume changes in CADASIL: a serial MRI study in pure subcortical ischemic vascular disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Neurology 2006-05-01 Genetics

    The NBV significantly correlated with all clinical scores (Rankin, NIH Stroke Scale, Barthel, structured interview for the diagnosis of Alzheimer dementia and multi-infarct dementia, Mattis dementia rating scale) at both time points independently of age and sex.

  15. Silent cerebral ischaemia: hidden fingerprints of invasive medical procedures

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. The Lancet. Neurology 2006-04-01 Caregiving

    Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disorders are the main cause of death and permanent disability worldwide.

  16. Depressive symptoms, vascular disease, and mild cognitive impairment: findings from the Cardiovascular Health Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 69 out of 100. Archives of general psychiatry 2006-03-01 Getting a diagnosis

    Depressive symptoms were associated with increased risk of MCI, and this association was independent of underlying vascular disease.

  17. Lower plasma vitamin E levels are associated with the frailty syndrome: the InCHIANTI study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2006-03-01 Clinical safety

    Our findings show an association between low circulating levels of one of the most important components of the human antioxidant system and the presence of frailty.

  18. Association of white matter hyperintensity volume with decreased cognitive functioning: the Framingham Heart Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. Archives of neurology 2006-02-01 Long-term cohort studies

    Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging and neuropsychological evaluations were performed in 1820 dementia- and stroke-free participants from the Framingham Offspring Cohort.

  19. Cerebral microbleeds on MRI: prevalence, associations, and potential clinical implications

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Neurology 2006-01-01 Brain scans and imaging

    Cerebral microbleeds might indicate a higher risk of future intracerebral hemorrhage and may be a marker of cerebral small-vessel disease and cerebral amyloid angiopathy.

  20. Interleukin-6 is associated with cognitive function: the Northern Manhattan Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association 2006-01-01 Disparities

    IL-6 levels were negatively associated with performance on the MMSE in this multiethnic cohort.

  21. Retinal vessel diameters and cerebral small vessel disease: the Rotterdam Scan Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Brain : a journal of neurology 2005-11-29 Vascular contributions

    The direct visualization of retinal vessels provides a unique opportunity to study cerebral small vessel disease, because these vessels share many features.

  22. Medial temporal lobe atrophy and white matter hyperintensities are associated with mild cognitive deficits in non-disabled elderly people: the LADIS study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry 2005-11-01 Brain scans and imaging

    The presence of either severe WMH or MTA was associated with a modest but non-significant increase in frequency of mild cognitive deficits (severe WMH: odds ratio (OR) = 1.9 (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.0 to 3.7); MTA present: OR = 1.5 (95% CI, 0.8 to 2.8)).

  23. AD with subcortical white matter lesions and vascular dementia: CSF markers for differential diagnosis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Journal of the neurological sciences 2005-10-01 Biomarkers

    We investigated whether the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers beta-amyloid 1-42 (Abeta1-42), total tau (t-tau) protein and tau protein phosphorylated at threonine 181 (p-tau181) could discriminate Alzheimer's disease (AD) from vascular dementia (VD) patients.

  24. A new visual rating scale to assess strategic white matter hyperintensities within cholinergic pathways in dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Stroke 2005-09-22 Brain scans and imaging

    The new MRI rating scale for WMH in cholinergic pathways is reliable and shows stronger correlations with cognitive performance than a general WMH rating scale in AD with WMH.

  25. Small vessel disease and general cognitive function in nondisabled elderly: the LADIS study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. Stroke 2005-09-01 Brain scans and imaging

    We found WMH and lacunes to be independently associated with general cognitive function in a sample of independently living elderly.

  26. C-reactive protein and cerebral small-vessel disease: the Rotterdam Scan Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Circulation 2005-08-01 Vascular contributions

    Inflammatory processes may be involved in the pathogenesis of cerebral small-vessel disease, in particular, the development of white matter lesions.

  27. Subcortical vascular dementia: integrating neuropsychological and neuroradiologic data

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Neurology 2005-08-01 Brain scans and imaging

    A profile of equal impairment on tests of executive control and memory along with radiologic evidence involving about one-fourth of the cerebral white matter as measured by the Leukoaraiosis Scale may be sufficient for a diagnosis of subcortical vascular dementia.

  28. Cognitive frailty: Predementia syndrome and vascular risk factors

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Neurobiology of aging 2005-07-14 Genetics

    With increasing emphasis on early diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (AD), clinical research has focused on the identification of risk factors that may be modified at a preclinical and early clinical stage of dementing disorders.

  29. Cerebral small-vessel disease and decline in information processing speed, executive function and memory

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Brain : a journal of neurology 2005-06-09 Vascular contributions

    Cerebral small-vessel disease is common in older people and may contribute to the development of dementia.

  30. Cerebral hypoperfusion and clinical onset of dementia: the Rotterdam Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 58 out of 100. Annals of neurology 2005-06-01 Long-term cohort studies

    Cerebral blood flow (CBF) velocity is decreased in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

  31. Influence of HAART on HIV-related CNS disease and neuroinflammation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology 2005-06-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    Neuroinflammation has an established link with AIDS-related dementia but has not been investigated in the post-highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) era.

  32. Relation of C-reactive protein to stroke, cognitive disorders, and depression in the general population: systematic review and meta-analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. The Lancet. Neurology 2005-06-01 Risk factors

    Evidence suggests that a high concentration of C-reactive protein (CRP) is a cardiovascular risk factor and an important correlate of cognitive disorders and depression.

  33. Total homocysteine is associated with white matter hyperintensity volume: the Northern Manhattan Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Stroke 2005-05-05 Disparities

    These cross-sectional data provide evidence that tHcy is a risk factor for white matter damage.

  34. Resting Microglial Cells Are Highly Dynamic Surveillants of Brain Parenchyma in Vivo

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 56 out of 100. Science 2005-04-14 Inflammation and the immune system

    Microglial cells represent the immune system of the mammalian brain and therefore are critically involved in various injuries and diseases.

  35. Subclinical brain magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities predict physical functional decline in high-functioning older adults

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 62 out of 100. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2005-04-01 Vascular contributions

    Subclinical structural brain abnormalities in high-functioning older adults can increase the risk of developing physical disabilities and declining in motor performance.

  36. Atypical antipsychotic drugs and risk of ischaemic stroke: population based retrospective cohort study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 2005-01-24 Vascular contributions

    Older adults with dementia who take atypical antipsychotics have a similar risk of ischaemic stroke to those taking typical antipsychotics.

  37. Association between blood pressure, white matter lesions, and atrophy of the medial temporal lobe

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Neurology 2005-01-01 Brain scans and imaging

    Blood pressure and indicators of small-vessel disease in the brain may be associated with atrophy of structures affected by Alzheimer pathology.

  38. Impact of age-related cerebral white matter changes on the transition to disability -- the LADIS study: rationale, design and methodology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Neuroepidemiology 2005-01-01 Caregiving

    Age-related white matter changes (ARWMC) on brain MRI have been associated with cognitive, motor, mood and urinary disturbances.

  39. Measures of brain morphology and infarction in the framingham heart study: establishing what is normal

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Neurobiology of Aging 2005 Brain scans and imaging

  40. Neuroimaging correlates of HIV-associated BBB compromise

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Journal of neuroimmunology 2004-12-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    The mechanisms underlying blood-brain barrier (BBB) compromise in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and the ways in which BBB compromise might impair neurocognitive function remain poorly understood.

  41. Attenuated central nervous system infection in advanced HIV/AIDS with combination antiretroviral therapy

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 56 out of 100. Archives of neurology 2004-11-01 Disparities

    In contrast to observations in individuals not treated with CART, we found no relationship between CSF markers and neurological status in this CART-using cohort with advanced HIV/AIDS.

  42. Stroke risk profile, brain volume, and cognitive function: the Framingham Offspring Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Neurology 2004-11-01 Brain tissue and pathology

    Mid-life stroke risk factors have been related to late-life cognitive impairment.

  43. The metabolic syndrome, inflammation, and risk of cognitive decline

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 65 out of 100. JAMA 2004-11-01 Disparities

    These findings support the hypothesis that the metabolic syndrome contributes to cognitive impairment in elders, but primarily in those with high level of inflammation.

  44. Vascular cognitive disorder: a new diagnostic category updating vascular cognitive impairment and vascular dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of the neurological sciences 2004-11-01 Vascular contributions

    Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) was proposed as an umbrella term to include subjects affected with any degree of cognitive impairment resulting from cerebrovascular disease (CVD), ranging from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to vascular dementia.

  45. Vascular pathologies and cognition in a population-based cohort of elderly people

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Journal of the neurological sciences 2004-11-01 Brain scans and imaging

    The MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (CFAS) is a prospective longitudinal study of a population-based cohort of elderly people in six UK sites, evaluated using psychometric instruments and questionnaires to elucidate physical and mental health.

  46. The association between blood pressure, hypertension, and cerebral white matter lesions: cardiovascular determinants of dementia study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) 2004-10-04 Risk factors

    Cerebral white matter lesions are frequently observed on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans in elderly people and are associated with stroke and dementia.

  47. Amyloid angiopathy-related vascular cognitive impairment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Stroke 2004-09-30 Brain tissue and pathology

    We review accumulating evidence that cerebrovascular amyloid deposition (cerebral amyloid angiopathy [CAA]) is an independent risk factor for cognitive dysfunction.

  48. Quality of life after stroke: the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS)

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Stroke 2004-08-26 Vascular contributions

    A substantial proportion of stroke survivors have very poor HRQoL.

  49. Thematic review series: brain Lipids. Cholesterol metabolism in the central nervous system during early development and in the mature animal

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Journal of lipid research 2004-08-01 How common it is

    Unesterified cholesterol is an essential structural component of the plasma membrane of every cell.

  50. White matter lesions impair frontal lobe function regardless of their location

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Neurology 2004-07-01 Brain scans and imaging

    The frontal lobes are most severely affected by SIVD.

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