Metabolic Syndrome Is Associated With Silent Ischemic Brain Lesions | Zendy

Hirokazu Bokura | Zendy; Shuhei Yamaguchi | Zendy; Kenichi Iijima | Zendy; Atsushi Nagai | Zendy; Hiroaki Oguro | Zendy

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Metabolic Syndrome Is Associated With Silent Ischemic Brain Lesions

Author(s) -

Hirokazu Bokura,

Shuhei Yamaguchi,

Kenichi Iijima,

Atsushi Nagai,

Hiroaki Oguro

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.107.508630

Subject(s) - medicine , hyperintensity , metabolic syndrome , subclinical infection , dyslipidemia , stroke (engine) , cardiology , asymptomatic , national cholesterol education program , cerebral infarction , ischemia , magnetic resonance imaging , disease , obesity , radiology , mechanical engineering , engineering

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a recognized risk factor for stroke, but it is unclear whether MetS is also related to subclinical ischemic lesions. We examined the association of MetS with the prevalence of silent brain infarction, periventricular hyperintensity, and subcortical white matter lesions in healthy adults.

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