What question did this study set out to answer?

To assess the presence of past cerebral microbleeds on MRI in neurologically healthy older individuals and evaluate their relationship to small vessel disease.

March 1, 1999Neurology

MRI evidence of past cerebral microbleeds in a healthy elderly population

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GRGudrun RoobUniversity of Graz RSR. SchmidtBrazilian Research in Intensive Care Network PKPeter KapellerLandeskrankenhaus Feldkirch

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Neuroimaging study reveals past cerebral microbleeds in neurologically normal older adults, suggesting hidden microvascular pathology and possible bleeding risk.

Key Points

To assess the presence of past cerebral microbleeds on MRI in neurologically healthy older individuals and evaluate their relationship to small vessel disease.
Assessed brain MRI scans for signs of prior cerebral microbleeds in a population of neurologically normal elderly individuals.
Analyzed the relationship between detected microbleeds and other neuroimaging indicators of cerebral small vessel disease.
Prior cerebral microbleeds are identifiable via MRI even in asymptomatic, neurologically intact elderly individuals.
The presence of microbleeds correlates with, but is not exclusively restricted to, established imaging markers of small vessel disease.

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Roob et al. (1999) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dce0f8a6f240e91f13342d https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.52.5.991

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March 1, 1999Neurology

MRI evidence of past cerebral microbleeds in a healthy elderly population

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Authors

GRGudrun RoobUniversity of Graz RSR. SchmidtBrazilian Research in Intensive Care Network PKPeter KapellerLandeskrankenhaus Feldkirch

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Implication

Neuroimaging study reveals past cerebral microbleeds in neurologically normal older adults, suggesting hidden microvascular pathology and possible bleeding risk.

Key Points

To assess the presence of past cerebral microbleeds on MRI in neurologically healthy older individuals and evaluate their relationship to small vessel disease.
Assessed brain MRI scans for signs of prior cerebral microbleeds in a population of neurologically normal elderly individuals.
Analyzed the relationship between detected microbleeds and other neuroimaging indicators of cerebral small vessel disease.
Prior cerebral microbleeds are identifiable via MRI even in asymptomatic, neurologically intact elderly individuals.
The presence of microbleeds correlates with, but is not exclusively restricted to, established imaging markers of small vessel disease.

Cite This Study

Roob et al. (1999) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dce0f8a6f240e91f13342d https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.52.5.991

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