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The etiology of white matter hyperintensities (WMH) seen on T2-weighted cranial magnetic resonance images is a matter of debate. We investigated deep and periventricular WMH in the brains of a community-based cohort of 532 subjects aged 75–76 years. The objective of this study was to determine whether WMH at age of 75 years were associated rather with vascular factors than with degenerative factors.
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Fischer, P. et al. (2007). VITA study: white matter hyperintensities of vascular and degenerative origin in the elderly. In: Gerlach, M., Deckert, J., Double, K., Koutsilieri, E. (eds) Neuropsychiatric Disorders An Integrative Approach. Journal of Neural Transmission. Supplementa, vol 72. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-73574-9_23
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