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An investigation of cerebrovascular lesions in dementia with Lewy bodies compared to Alzheimer's disease
Author(s) -
Sarro Lidia,
Tosakulwong Nirubol,
Schwarz Christopher G.,
Graff-Radford Jonathan,
Przybelski Scott A.,
Lesnick Timothy G.,
Zuk Samantha M.,
Reid Robert I.,
Raman Mekala R.,
Boeve Bradley F.,
Ferman Tanis J.,
Knopman David S.,
Comi Giancarlo,
Filippi Massimo,
Murray Melissa E.,
Parisi Joseph E.,
Dickson Dennis W.,
Petersen Ronald C.,
Jack Clifford R.,
Kantarci Kejal
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2016.07.003
Subject(s) - dementia with lewy bodies , dementia , hyperintensity , medicine , cardiology , alzheimer's disease , population , vascular dementia , disease , pathology , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , environmental health
Cerebrovascular lesions on MRI are common in Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia, but less is known about their frequency and impact on dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Methods White‐matter hyperintensities (WMHs) and infarcts on MRI were assessed in consecutive DLB (n = 81) and AD dementia (n = 240) patients and compared to age‐matched and sex‐matched cognitively normal subjects (CN) from a population‐based cohort. Results DLB had higher WMH volume compared to CN, and WMH volume was higher in the occipital and posterior periventricular regions in DLB compared to AD. Higher WMH volume was associated with history of cardiovascular disease and diabetes but not with clinical disease severity in DLB. Frequency of infarcts in DLB was not different from CN and AD dementia. Discussion In DLB, WMH volume is higher than AD and CN and appears to be primarily associated with history of vascular disease.