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hyperintensities

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  • noun Plural form of hyperintensity.

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  • Researchers then used magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, scans of the brain to look for what are called white matter hyperintensities, which show up as small lesions on the scan and indicate damage to small blood vessels.

    The Best Foods for Thought, Literally Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2012

  • Brain MRI white matter hyperintensities and one-carbon cycle metabolism in nongeriatric outpatients with major depressive disorder Part II.

    The UltraMind Solution M.D. Mark Hyman 2009

  • It was little strokes--an MRI years earlier had shown white matter hyperintensities, and I'm sure one now would be lit up with them like a Christmas tree.

    Decisions 1 Dinosaur 2008

  • Each participant was then given an MRI scan, where researchers looked at what's called "white matter hyperintensities," which are tiny markers that are visible on the scan and indicate damage to smaller blood vessels.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Meredith Melnick 2012

  • Therefore white matter hyperintensities indicate an increased risk of cerebrovascular events when identified as part of diagnostic investigations, and support their use as an intermediate marker in a research setting.

    Latest headlines from BMJ Debette 2010

  • Data extraction Population studied, duration of follow-up, method used to measure white matter hyperintensities, definition of the outcome, and measure of the association of white matter hyperintensities with the outcome.

    Latest headlines from BMJ Debette 2010

  • Study selection Prospective longitudinal studies that used magnetic resonance imaging and assessed the impact of white matter hyperintensities on risk of incident stroke, cognitive decline, dementia, and death, and, for the meta-analysis, studies that provided risk estimates for a categorical measure of white matter hyperintensities, assessing the impact of these lesions on risk of stroke, dementia, and death.

    Latest headlines from BMJ Debette 2010

  • Do white matter hyperintensities on MRI matter clinically?

    Latest headlines from BMJ Debette 2010

  • An association of white matter hyperintensities with a faster decline in global cognitive performance, executive function, and processing speed was also suggested.

    Latest headlines from BMJ Debette 2010

  • Conclusion White matter hyperintensities predict an increased risk of stroke, dementia, and death.

    Latest headlines from BMJ Debette 2010

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