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ReviewArquivos de neuro-psiquiatria2026

Cerebral small vessel disease: pearls and pitfalls from unexplored risk factors to treatment.

Letícia Escorse Requião, Armando da Silva Rosa, Silvana Silva Macedo, Yasmin Curi de Almeida, Trajano Aguiar Pires Gonçalves, Iago Blanco Bacchiega, Rui Kleber do Vale Martins Filho, Maria Clara Zanon Zotin, Octávio Marques Pontes Neto

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Review in Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Letícia Escorse RequiãoUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Neurociências e Ciências do Comportamento, Ribeirão Preto SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7746-8144
Armando da Silva RosaUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Neurociências e Ciências do Comportamento, Ribeirão Preto SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4582-4017
Silvana Silva MacedoUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Neurociências e Ciências do Comportamento, Ribeirão Preto SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3873-091X
Yasmin Curi de AlmeidaUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Neurociências e Ciências do Comportamento, Ribeirão Preto SP, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0002-2785-1035
Trajano Aguiar Pires GonçalvesUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Neurociências e Ciências do Comportamento, Ribeirão Preto SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1390-619X
Iago Blanco BacchiegaUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Neurociências e Ciências do Comportamento, Ribeirão Preto SP, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0003-0946-4661
Rui Kleber do Vale Martins FilhoUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Neurociências e Ciências do Comportamento, Ribeirão Preto SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0564-5938
Maria Clara Zanon ZotinUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Divisão de Radiologia, Ribeirão Preto SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6604-0660
Octávio Marques Pontes NetoUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Departamento de Neurociências e Ciências do Comportamento, Ribeirão Preto SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0317-843X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abstract: Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is a major cause of ischemic stroke and cognitive impairment, often accompanied by gait disturbances and neuropsychiatric symptoms that remain underrecognized. Age and hypertension are key risk factors, but emerging evidence points to the influence of genetic polymorphisms and clonal hematopoieses. The pathophysiology of CSVD is closely linked to neuroimaging features, as outlined in the Standards for Reporting Vascular changes on neuroimaging (STRIVE) criteria, which reflect the two most prevalent mechanisms: arteriosclerosis and cerebral amyloid angiopathy. As a clinico-radiological syndrome, CSVD encompasses imaging and histopathological findings. Despite its burden on function and quality of life, treatment remains limited to risk factor control. Ongoing studies aim to clarify the underlying mechanisms, validate biomarkers and identify novel therapeutic targets.

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Cerebral Small Vessel DiseasesHumansNeuroimagingRisk Factors

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PMID42838109
PMCPMC13641856

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