Serum neurofilament light is sensitive to active cerebral small vessel disease

Conclusions:
Serum NfL is increased in patients with an RSSI and the occurrence of new CSVD-related MRI lesions, even when clinically silent. This suggests NfL as a blood biomarker for active CSVD.

Source: Neurology - November 13, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Gattringer, T., Pinter, D., Enzinger, C., Seifert-Held, T., Kneihsl, M., Fandler, S., Pichler, A., Barro, C., Gröbke, S., Voortman, M., Pirpamer, L., Hofer, E., Ropele, S., Schmidt, R., Kuhle, J., Fazekas, F., Khalil, M. Tags: All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke ARTICLE Source Type: research