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ArticleJournal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism2021

Cortical cerebral microinfarcts on 7T MRI: Risk factors, neuroimaging correlates and cognitive functioning - The Medea-7T study.

Maarten Ht Zwartbol, Ina Rissanen, Rashid Ghaznawi, Jeroen de Bresser, Hugo J Kuijf, Kim Blom, Theo D Witkamp, Huiberdina L Koek, Geert Jan Biessels, Jeroen Hendrikse and 1 more

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Article in Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Maarten Ht ZwartbolDepartment of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5779-3150
Ina RissanenJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-6869-0437
Rashid GhaznawiDepartment of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-6616-5276
Jeroen de BresserDepartment of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Hugo J KuijfImage Sciences Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Kim BlomJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Theo D WitkampDepartment of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Huiberdina L KoekDepartment of Geriatrics, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Geert Jan BiesselsDepartment of Neurology, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Jeroen HendrikseDepartment of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Mirjam I GeerlingsJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Utrecht University · NLLeiden University Medical Center · NLUniversity Medical Center Utrecht · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We determined the occurrence and association of cortical cerebral microinfarcts (CMIs) at 7 T MRI with risk factors, neuroimaging markers of small and large vessel disease, and cognitive functioning. Within the Medea-7T study, a diverse cohort of older persons with normal cognition, patients with vascular disease, and memory clinic patients, we included 386 participants (68 ± 9 years) with available 7 T and 1.5 T/3T brain MRI, and risk factor and neuropsychological data. CMIs were found in 10% of participants and were associated with older age (RR = 1.79 per +10 years, 95%CI 1.28-2.50), history of stroke or TIA (RR = 4.03, 95%CI 2.18-7.43), cortical infarcts (RR = 5.28, 95%CI 2.91-9.55), lacunes (RR = 5.66, 95%CI 2.85-11.27), cerebellar infarcts (RR = 2.73, 95%CI 1.27-5.84) and decreased cerebral blood flow (RR = 1.35 per -100 ml/min, 95%CI 1.00-1.83), after adjustment for age and sex. Furthermore, participants with >2 CMIs had 0.5 SD (95%CI 0.05-0.91) lower global cognitive performance, compared to participants without CMIs. Our results indicate that CMIs on 7 T MRI are observed in vascular and memory clinic patients with similar frequency, and are associated with older age, history of stroke or TIA, other brain infarcts, and poorer global cognitive functioning.

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AgedAged, 80 and overBrain InfarctionCerebral CortexCerebrovascular CirculationCerebrovascular DisordersCognitionCohort StudiesDementiaFemaleHeart Disease Risk FactorsHumansIschemic Attack, TransientMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemorycerebrovascular disease, cognitive functioning, dementia, cardiovascular risk factorsMicroinfarcts

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PMID34187229
PMCPMC8543666
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