Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

In a small cohort of adults in South Korea, the presence of cerebral small vessel disease was associated with color reading and visual deficits, but not memory, across an 8-year follow-up interval, according to new research.

Placental growth factor, a blood-based protein, may be a reliable method to detect abnormalities in the brain that presage cognitive impairment indicative of Alzheimer’s disease, data show.

Using diffusion tensor imaging segmentation, an advanced MRI brain scan analysis, researchers were able to assess microstructural brain damage to predict dementia in patients with cerebral small vessel disease and lacunar strokes.