Table 3:
Prevalence of white matter hypertensities and lacunar infarcts in each dementia subgroupa
| Total (n = 347) | SC (n = 32) | MCI (n = 51) | AD (n = 162) | DLB (n = 41) | FTLD (n = 33) | VaD (n = 28) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White matter hypertensities | |||||||
| Absent | 32 (9) | 5 (16) | 3 (6) | 17 (10) | 1 (2) | 6 (18) | 0 (0) |
| Punctate | 166 (48) | 17 (53) | 28 (55) | 81 (50) | 19 (46) | 17 (52) | 4 (14) |
| Early confluent | 107 (31) | 9 (28) | 12 (24) | 49 (30) | 19 (46) | 9 (27) | 9 (32) |
| Confluent | 42 (12) | 1 (3) | 8 (16) | 15 (9) | 2 (5) | 1 (3) | 15 (54) |
| Lacunar infarcts | 71 (20) | 0 (0) | 13 (26) | 26 (16) | 7 (17) | 2 (6) | 23 (82) |
Note:—SC indicates subjective complaints; WMH, white matter hyperintensities.
a
Data are the number or presence of MR imaging findings, with percentages in parentheses.