Baseline Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Predicting Long‐Term Cognitive Decline in Transient Ischemic Attack Patients

Key Points

• The aim is to assess how baseline cerebral small vessel disease markers relate to cognitive decline in TIA patients.
• Evaluated CSVD imaging markers in transient ischemic attack patients.
• Examined association with cognitive decline over a 3-year period.
• Focused on memory as a key cognitive outcome.
• Over half of TIA patients showed imaging markers indicating CSVD.
• CSVD markers were independently linked to cognitive decline.
• The strongest effect observed was on memory function.