Research Progress in the Pathogenesis of Cognitive Dysfunction in White Matter Hyperintensities: A Narrative Review

Cerebral small vessel disease is a common disease endangering human health due to its insidious and repeated onset and progressive aggravation. White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are one of the classic imaging markers of cerebral small vessel disease. The term ‘WMHs’ was first proposed by Hachinsk...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ni-Na Song, Jing-Yuan Yu, Chao Wang, Xue-Qi Wu, Guo-Zhao Ma, Xiao-Ying Yuan, Xu-Gang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IMR Press 2025-02-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Neuroscience
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.imrpress.com/journal/JIN/24/2/10.31083/JIN24840
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850207115243683840
author Ni-Na Song
Jing-Yuan Yu
Chao Wang
Xue-Qi Wu
Guo-Zhao Ma
Xiao-Ying Yuan
Xu-Gang Wang
author_facet Ni-Na Song
Jing-Yuan Yu
Chao Wang
Xue-Qi Wu
Guo-Zhao Ma
Xiao-Ying Yuan
Xu-Gang Wang
author_sort Ni-Na Song
collection DOAJ
description Cerebral small vessel disease is a common disease endangering human health due to its insidious and repeated onset and progressive aggravation. White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are one of the classic imaging markers of cerebral small vessel disease. The term ‘WMHs’ was first proposed by Hachinski in 1987. The WMHs in our study mainly refer to cerebral white matter damage caused by various vascular factors, known as vascularized white matter hyperintensity. WMHs are significantly correlated with stroke, cognitive dysfunction, emotional disturbance, and gait abnormality, and have drawn widespread attention. This article reviews the research progress on the pathogenesis of cognitive dysfunction associated with WMHs and provides a theoretical reference for understanding the pathogenesis of WMHs and the early assessment of associated cognitive dysfunction.
format Article
id doaj-art-b39bef5e51e349abb495f0d971b4ea57
institution OA Journals
issn 0219-6352
language English
publishDate 2025-02-01
publisher IMR Press
record_format Article
series Journal of Integrative Neuroscience
spelling doaj-art-b39bef5e51e349abb495f0d971b4ea572025-08-20T02:10:38ZengIMR PressJournal of Integrative Neuroscience0219-63522025-02-012422484010.31083/JIN24840S0219-6352(24)00818-0Research Progress in the Pathogenesis of Cognitive Dysfunction in White Matter Hyperintensities: A Narrative ReviewNi-Na Song0Jing-Yuan Yu1Chao Wang2Xue-Qi Wu3Guo-Zhao Ma4Xiao-Ying Yuan5Xu-Gang Wang6Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, 116027 Dalian, Liaoning, ChinaCollege of Basic Medicine, Dalian Medical University, 116044 Dalian, Liaoning, ChinaCollege of Basic Medicine, Dalian Medical University, 116044 Dalian, Liaoning, ChinaCollege of Basic Medicine, Dalian Medical University, 116044 Dalian, Liaoning, ChinaCollege of Basic Medicine, Dalian Medical University, 116044 Dalian, Liaoning, ChinaDepartment of Anatomy, College of Basic Medicine, Dalian Medical University, 16044 Dalian, Liaoning, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, 116027 Dalian, Liaoning, ChinaCerebral small vessel disease is a common disease endangering human health due to its insidious and repeated onset and progressive aggravation. White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are one of the classic imaging markers of cerebral small vessel disease. The term ‘WMHs’ was first proposed by Hachinski in 1987. The WMHs in our study mainly refer to cerebral white matter damage caused by various vascular factors, known as vascularized white matter hyperintensity. WMHs are significantly correlated with stroke, cognitive dysfunction, emotional disturbance, and gait abnormality, and have drawn widespread attention. This article reviews the research progress on the pathogenesis of cognitive dysfunction associated with WMHs and provides a theoretical reference for understanding the pathogenesis of WMHs and the early assessment of associated cognitive dysfunction.https://www.imrpress.com/journal/JIN/24/2/10.31083/JIN24840cerebral small vessel diseasemagnetic resonance imaging (mri)quantitative mricognitioncognition disorders
spellingShingle Ni-Na Song
Jing-Yuan Yu
Chao Wang
Xue-Qi Wu
Guo-Zhao Ma
Xiao-Ying Yuan
Xu-Gang Wang
Research Progress in the Pathogenesis of Cognitive Dysfunction in White Matter Hyperintensities: A Narrative Review
Journal of Integrative Neuroscience
cerebral small vessel disease
magnetic resonance imaging (mri)
quantitative mri
cognition
cognition disorders
title Research Progress in the Pathogenesis of Cognitive Dysfunction in White Matter Hyperintensities: A Narrative Review
title_full Research Progress in the Pathogenesis of Cognitive Dysfunction in White Matter Hyperintensities: A Narrative Review
title_fullStr Research Progress in the Pathogenesis of Cognitive Dysfunction in White Matter Hyperintensities: A Narrative Review
title_full_unstemmed Research Progress in the Pathogenesis of Cognitive Dysfunction in White Matter Hyperintensities: A Narrative Review
title_short Research Progress in the Pathogenesis of Cognitive Dysfunction in White Matter Hyperintensities: A Narrative Review
title_sort research progress in the pathogenesis of cognitive dysfunction in white matter hyperintensities a narrative review
topic cerebral small vessel disease
magnetic resonance imaging (mri)
quantitative mri
cognition
cognition disorders
url https://www.imrpress.com/journal/JIN/24/2/10.31083/JIN24840
work_keys_str_mv AT ninasong researchprogressinthepathogenesisofcognitivedysfunctioninwhitematterhyperintensitiesanarrativereview
AT jingyuanyu researchprogressinthepathogenesisofcognitivedysfunctioninwhitematterhyperintensitiesanarrativereview
AT chaowang researchprogressinthepathogenesisofcognitivedysfunctioninwhitematterhyperintensitiesanarrativereview
AT xueqiwu researchprogressinthepathogenesisofcognitivedysfunctioninwhitematterhyperintensitiesanarrativereview
AT guozhaoma researchprogressinthepathogenesisofcognitivedysfunctioninwhitematterhyperintensitiesanarrativereview
AT xiaoyingyuan researchprogressinthepathogenesisofcognitivedysfunctioninwhitematterhyperintensitiesanarrativereview
AT xugangwang researchprogressinthepathogenesisofcognitivedysfunctioninwhitematterhyperintensitiesanarrativereview