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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathologic Processes > Leukoaraiosis

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Leukoaraiosis  

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Scope note

  • Non-specific white matter changes in the BRAIN, often seen after age 65. Changes include loss of AXONS; MYELIN pallor, GLIOSIS, loss of ependymal cells, and enlarged perivascular spaces. Leukoaraiosis is a risk factor for DEMENTIA and CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS.

History note

  • 2005

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D049292

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