Pathomechanism of leukoaraiosis: a molecular bridge between the genetic, biochemical, and clinical processes (a mitochondrial hypothesis).

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Ischemic demyelination in the white matter of the brain is a frequent clinical entity. In neuroimaging terms, it is referred to as leukoaraiosis (LA). LA can reflect a broad public health problem, which is caused by a cognitive impairment ranging from mild slowness of thinking to full-blown subcortical dementia. One-quarter of subjects aged 65 yr or over are affected by some degree of white matter changes. There...

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