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Observational studyJournal of neuropathology and experimental neurology2022

Histopathological Analysis of Cerebrovascular Lesions Associated With Aging.

Caroline Dallaire-Théroux, Stephan Saikali, Maxime Richer, Olivier Potvin, Simon Duchesne

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Observational study in Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The enigma of vascular dementia: current state and emerging perspectives.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2026
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  2. Modeling small vessel disease burden and vascular dementia likelihood from NACC data.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Caroline Dallaire-ThérouxFrom the CERVO Brain Research Center, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Stephan SaikaliFaculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Maxime RicherFaculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Olivier PotvinFrom the CERVO Brain Research Center, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Simon DuchesneFrom the CERVO Brain Research Center, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Université Laval · CACentre hospitalier universitaire de Québec · CA

Funding

CIHR #159778CIHR #406235
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) has been associated with cognitive impairment. Yet, our understanding of vascular contribution to cognitive decline has been limited by heterogeneity of definitions and assessment, as well as its occurrence in cognitively healthy aging. Therefore, we aimed to establish the natural progression of CVD associated with aging. We conducted a retrospective observational study of 63 cognitively healthy participants aged 19-84 years selected through the histological archives of the CHU de Québec. Assessment of CVD lesions was performed independently by 3 observers blinded to clinical data using the Vascular Cognitive Impairment Neuropathology Guidelines (VCING). We found moderate to almost perfect interobserver agreement for most regional CVD scores. Atherosclerosis (ρ = 0.758) and arteriolosclerosis (ρ = 0.708) showed the greatest significant association with age, followed by perivascular hemosiderin deposits (ρ = 0.432) and cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA; ρ = 0.392). Amyloid and tau pathologies were both associated with higher CVD load, but only CAA remained significantly associated with amyloid plaques after controlling for age. Altogether, these findings support the presence of multiple CVD lesions in the brains of cognitively healthy adults, the burden of which increases with age and can be quantified in a reproducible manner using standardized histological scales such as the VCING.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingBrainCerebrovascular DisordersFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedObserver VariationPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexAgingCerebrovascular diseaseDementiaNeuropathology

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PMID34875082
PMCPMC8801233
OpenAlexW4200043027

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