Table 3 Relationship between cerebral microbleeds and small-vessel disease

From: Silent cerebral microbleeds associated with arterial stiffness in an apparently healthy subject

 

Cerebral microbleeds

 

Present (n=22)

Absent (n=421)

Lacunar infarction, n (%)

9 (40.9)*

40 (9.5)

Periventricular hyperintensity

 Grade 0 (%)

9 (40.9)

241 (57.2)

 Grade 1 (%)

6 (27.3)

153 (36.3)

 Grade 2 (%)

5 (22.7)

26 (6.2)

 Grade 3 (%)

2 (9.1)

1 (0.2)

 Grade 2+3 (%)

7 (31.8)*

27 (6.4)

Small-vessel disease, n (%)

11 (50)*

60 (14.3)

  1. *P<0.001 vs. microbleeds absent.