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Influence of cerebral white matter hyperintensities on cognitive impairment in elderly medical patients
ConclusionsAlthough cognitive impairment in elderly medical patients is associated with stroke and brain atrophy, white matter hyperintensities, especially BGH and infratentorial region, are associated with cognitive decline in relation to CKD. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2016; ••: ••–••.
Source: Geriatrics and Gerontology International - August 31, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Koichi Shibata, Yoshiko Nishimura, Kuniaki Otsuka, Hiroshi Sakura Tags: Original Article: Epidemiology, Clinical Practice and Health Source Type: research

Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction is associated with cerebral white matter lesions (leukoaraiosis) in elderly patients without ischemic heart disease and stroke
ConclusionsThis investigation identified an association between LV diastolic dysfunction and WML. Further investigations are required to clarify whether there is a direct association between the two diseases. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2014; 14 (Suppl. 2): 71–76.
Source: Geriatrics and Gerontology International - March 20, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Atsuya Shimizu, Takashi Sakurai, Toko Mitsui, Motohiro Miyagi, Kenichiro Nomoto, Manabu Kokubo, Yasuko K Bando, Toyoaki Murohara, Kenji Toba Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research