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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 74:70-76 doi:10.1136/jnnp.74.1.70
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Increased blood–brain barrier permeability in type II diabetes demonstrated by gadolinium magnetic resonance imaging

Table 1

Mean scores on white matter hyperintensities scales for 10 diabetic men aged 65–70 years and 10 age matched normal men

Score method Control subjects Diabetic subjects
PVH, periventricular hyperintensities; DWMH, diffuse white matter hyperintensities.
Breteler16 0.9 1.4
Longstreth17 2.8 3.1
van Swieten A18 0.9 1.0
van Swieten P18 1.0 1.1
Fazekas PVH19 1.8 2.1
Fazekas DWMH19 1.3 1.4

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