Arterial Stiffness Is Associated With Basal Ganglia Enlarged Perivascular Spaces and Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Load [Brief Report]

Conclusions—We found that, in a cohort of hypertensive individuals, the arterial stiffness is associated with the total load of the cSVD, especially with lacunes and basal ganglia EPVS.

Source: Stroke - April 23, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Iolanda Riba–Llena, Joan Jimenez–Balado, Xavier Castane, Anna Girona, Antonio Lopez–Rueda, Xavier Mundet, Carmen I. Jarca, Jose Alvarez–Sabin, Joan Montaner, Pilar Delgado Tags: Hypertension Brief Reports Source Type: research