Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) is known to increase the risk of epilepsy, but the causal relationship between the two remains unclear. This study utilizes Mendelian Randomization (MR) to assess the genetic link between SVD and epilepsy, incorporating additional analyses including colocalization, ...
InfectionStrokeBackground: The increased risk of dementia after delirium and infection might be influenced by cerebral small vessel disease-SVD. We determined associations between hospitalisations with delirium, and with infection on follow-up after TIA/minor stroke and 5-year dementia risk, stratified...
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