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Small vessel disease MRI marker linked to worse cognitive health in older adults

March 21, 2019 by

Seemingly harmless fluid-filled spaces around the cerebral small vessels, commonly seen on brain MRIs in older adults, are now thought to be associated with more compromised cognitive skills, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published in Neurology.

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