CNS small vessel disease (CSVD) causes 25% of strokes and contributes to 45% of
dementia cases. Prevalence increases with age, affecting about 5% of people aged 50 …

Background White matter hyperintensities of presumed vascular origin (WMH) are one of the
imaging features of cerebral small vessel disease. Controversies persist about the effects of …

Introduction COVID-19 complications can include neurological, psychiatric, psychological,
and psychosocial impairments. Little is known on the consequences of SARS-COV-2 on …

The term vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) was introduced around the start of the new
millennium and refers to the contribution of vascular pathology to any severity of cognitive …

Vascular dementia is one of the most common causes of dementia after Alzheimer's
disease, causing around 15% of cases. However, unlike Alzheimer's disease, there are no …

Comorbidities are a hallmark of stroke that both increase the incidence of stroke and worsen
outcome. Hypertension is prevalent in the stroke population and the most important …

White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) in the brain are the consequence of cerebral small
vessel disease, and can easily be detected on MRI. Over the past three decades, research …

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a powerful tool to probe in vivo brain circuits, as it
allows to assess several cortical properties such as excitability, plasticity and connectivity in …

Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) is a common accompaniment of ageing. Features seen
on neuroimaging include recent small subcortical infarcts, lacunes, white matter …

Vascular cognitive impairment defines alterations in cognition, ranging from subtle deficits to
full-blown dementia, attributable to cerebrovascular causes. Often coexisting with …