White matter lesions in cerebral small vessel disease: Underperfusion or leaky vessels?

T2-weighted MRI brain scans in older people commonly reveal diffuse white matter hyperintensities (WMH). These changes often accompany focal, lacunar ischemic lesions and likely constitute a feature of sporadic small vessel disease (SVD).¹

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