Pathologic Function
leukoaraiosis
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Pathologic Processes
Definitions related to leukoaraiosis:
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Non-specific white matter changes in the BRAIN, often seen after age 65. Changes include loss of AXONS; MYELIN pallor, GLIOSIS, loss of ependymal cells, and enlarged perivascular spaces. Leukoaraiosis is a risk factor for DEMENTIA and CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(abnormal cerebral white matter morphology) An abnormality of the cerebral white matter.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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