Why do women have more white matter hyperintensities? Sex differences in the extent, aetiology and consequences of leukoaraiosis

Sachdev, PerminderParslow, RuthWen, WeiEasteal, SimonAnstey, Kaarin2015-09-032015-09-0320061744-859Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/15160Unlike other age-related brain changes, white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are reported to be more severe in older women than men. This study examined a large epidemiological sample of middle-aged individuals to determine sex differences in WMHs, and investigated their differential functional consequences and aetiological factors to explain the sex differences.en-AUCopyright the author/s. Can archive publisher version/PDF http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/1744-859X/ (as at 3/9/15).white matter hyperintensities (WMHs)sex differencesWhy do women have more white matter hyperintensities? Sex differences in the extent, aetiology and consequences of leukoaraiosis10.1186/1744-859X-5-S1-S313