Small vessel disease (SVD): pathology
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Small vessel disease (SVD): pathology. The lenticulostriate branches from the anterior and middle cerebral arteries. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
The cerebral small vessels
- The lenticulostriate branches from the anterior and middle cerebral arteries
- The paramedian branches of the basilar artery
Types of SVD
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Radiological markers
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References
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- Duperron MG, Tzourio C, Sargurupremraj M, et al. Burden of dilated perivascular spaces, an emerging marker of cerebral small vessel disease, is highly heritable. Stroke 2018; 49:282-287.
- Babulal GM, Chen L, Carr DB, et al. Cortical atrophy and leukoaraiosis, imaging markers of cerebrovascular small vessel disease, are associated with driving behavior changes among cognitively normal older adults. J Neurol Sci 2023; 448:120616.
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