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ArticleScientific reports2025

Glymphatic dysfunction as a biomarker for post-stroke cognitive impairment.

Sheng Zhang, Weitao Yu, Xiaofan Zhang, Haoyue Cheng, Zheyu Zhang, Shouxuan Gao, Jie Zheng, Liang Yu, Peng Wang, Yu Geng and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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12 authors.

Sheng ZhangCenter for Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Neurology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang, China.
Weitao YuThe Second School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310006, Zhejiang, China.
Xiaofan ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
Haoyue ChengDepartment of Epidemiology & Health Statistics, School of Public Health, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Zheyu ZhangDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310009, China.
Shouxuan GaoCenter for Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Neurology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang, China.
Jie ZhengDepartment of Radiology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang, China.
Liang YuDepartment of Radiology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang, China.
Peng WangCenter for Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Neurology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang, China.
Yu GengCenter for Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Neurology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang, China.
Jie ZhangCenter for Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Rehabilitation, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang, China. zhangjie91@zju.edu.cn.
Faliang GaoCenter for Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310016, Zhejiang, China. gaofaliang1985@126.com.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82071542the Medical Health Science and Technology Project of the Zhejiang Provincial Health Commission 2024KY019Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China LGF22H090020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ischemic stroke impacts glymphatic function, but its role in prognosis remains unclear. This study evaluated glymphatic function in 146 participants, including non-stroke (healthy controls, n = 48; nonvascular cognitive impairment patients, n = 47) and ischemic stroke cohorts (n = 51). The bilateral diffusion tensor imaging analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) index, choroid plexus (CP), and perivascular space (PVS) volume ratio, which represent the glymphatic system, were compared across two cohorts and between pre-rehabilitation (Time 1) and 30 days post-rehabilitation (Time 2). Post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) was characterized as enduring cognitive deficits persisting six months after a stroke. Stroke patients exhibited significantly lower bilateral DTI-ALPS index compared with the non-stroke population (P < 0.05), while the infarct side showed post-rehabilitation improvement (P < 0.05). The DTI-ALPS index of infarct side at Time 1 did not predict poor outcome but was correlated with 6-month PSCI (P < 0.05). These results indicate that ischemic stroke diminishes glymphatic function, partially recovering post-rehabilitation, and suggest that the DTI-ALPS index could serve as a predictor for cognitive impairment following ischemic stroke.

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Cognitive DysfunctionGlymphatic SystemIschemic StrokeStrokeAgedBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesDiffusion Tensor ImagingFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedStroke RehabilitationBiomarkersDiffusion tensor imagingDTI-ALPS indexGlymphatic clearance functionPoststroke cognitive impairmentPrognosisStroke

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PMID40461672
PMCPMC12134357

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