Leukoaraiosis

"Leukoaraiosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Non-specific white matter changes in the BRAIN, often seen after age 65. Changes include loss of AXONS; MYELIN pallor, GLIOSIS, loss of ependymal cells, and enlarged perivascular spaces. Leukoaraiosis is a risk factor for DEMENTIA and CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS.

Descriptor ID	D049292
MeSH Number(s)	C23.550.522
Concept/Terms	Leukoaraiosis Leukoaraiosis Leukoaraioses

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Diseases [C]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Leukoaraiosis [C23.550.522]

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Year	Major Topic	Total
2006	2	2
2009	1	1
2016	1	1
2018	1	1
2019	1	1

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Ryu WS, Schellingerhout D, Hong KS, Jeong SW, Jang MU, Park MS, Choi KH, Kim JT, Kim BJ, Lee J, Cha JK, Kim DH, Nah HW, Lee SJ, Kim JG, Cho YJ, Lee BC, Yu KH, Oh MS, Park JM, Kang K, Lee KB, Park TH, Park SS, Lee J, Bae HJ, Kim DE. White matter hyperintensity load on stroke recurrence and mortality at 1 year after ischemic stroke. Neurology. 2019 08 06; 93(6):e578-e589.

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Kontzialis M, Huisman TAGM. Toxic-Metabolic Neurologic Disorders in Children: A Neuroimaging Review. J Neuroimaging. 2018 11; 28(6):587-595.

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Ryu WS, Woo SH, Schellingerhout D, Jang MU, Park KJ, Hong KS, Jeong SW, Na JY, Cho KH, Kim JT, Kim BJ, Han MK, Lee J, Cha JK, Kim DH, Lee SJ, Ko Y, Cho YJ, Lee BC, Yu KH, Oh MS, Park JM, Kang K, Lee KB, Park TH, Lee J, Choi HK, Lee K, Bae HJ, Kim DE. Stroke outcomes are worse with larger leukoaraiosis volumes. Brain. 2017 01; 140(1):158-170.

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Turner ST, Fornage M, Jack CR, Mosley TH, Knopman DS, Kardia SL, Boerwinkle E, de Andrade M. Genomic susceptibility Loci for brain atrophy, ventricular volume, and leukoaraiosis in hypertensive sibships. Arch Neurol. 2009 Jul; 66(7):847-57.

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Fornage M, Mosley TH, Jack CR, de Andrade M, Kardia SL, Boerwinkle E, Turner ST. Family-based association study of matrix metalloproteinase-3 and -9 haplotypes with susceptibility to ischemic white matter injury. Hum Genet. 2007 Jan; 120(5):671-80.

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Patankar T, Widjaja E, Chant H, McCollum C, Baldwin R, Jeffries S, Sutcliffe C, Burns A, Jackson A. Relationship of deep white matter hyperintensities and cerebral blood flow in severe carotid artery stenosis. Eur J Neurol. 2006 Jan; 13(1):10-6.

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