Increase of blood-brain barrier leakage is related to cognitive decline in vascular mild cognitive impairment

Increase of blood-brain barrier leakage is related to cognitive decline in vascular mild cognitive impairment

Abstract Background Blood-brain barrier (BBB) breakdown, as an early biomarker for vascular mild cognitive impairment (vMCI), has only been validated by a few studies. The aim of this study was to investigate whether compromised BBB integrity is involved in vMCI patients, and detect the relationship...

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Main Authors: Man Li, Yue Li, Long Zuo, Wenli Hu, Tao Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Blood-brain barrier
Vascular mild cognitive impairment
Dynamic contrast-enhanced-magnetic resonance imaging
Cognitive function
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-021-02189-6

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