Intracranial pulsatility in patients with cerebral small vessel disease: a systematic review

In conclusion, most studies support a cross-sectional association between higher pulsatility in large intracranial arteries and SVD. Future studies should minimise bias, adjust for potential confounders, include pulsatility in veins and CSF, and examine longitudinal relationship between pulsatility and SVD. Agreement on reliable measures of intracranial pulsatility would be helpful.

Source: Clinical Science - December 11, 2017 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Shi, Y., Thrippleton, M. J., Marshall, I., Wardlaw, J. M. Tags: PublishAheadOfPrint Source Type: research