Macroscopic cerebral infarction in a single cerebral hemisphere in UDV and DV groups and prevalence of microscopic vascular changes
| Undemented vascular disease (UDV) | Demented vascular disease (DV) | |
|---|---|---|
| % Cerebral hemisphere infarcted | 1.93 | 2.48 |
| Single cerebral infarct present | 11†† | 3 |
| Multiple cerebral infarcts present | 4 | 8 |
| No macroscopic cerebral infarct present | 4 | 13‡ |
| Microscopic vascular changes: | ||
| Any cribriform change (n (%)) | 12 (63) | 22 (92)2-150 |
| Severe cribriform change (score 2/3, n (%)) | 3 (16) | 7 (71)** |
| Microinfarction (n (%)) | 5 (26) | 15 (63) *** |
| Congophilic angiopathy (n (%)) | 4 (21) | 8 (33)† |
↵2-150 P=0.03 v UDV group; **P=0.0006 v UDV group; ***P=0.031 v UDV group; †P=0.0067v C group (nil congophilic angiopathy); ††P=0.014, more prevalent than in DV; ‡P=0.034, more prevalent than in UDV.
All analyses by Fisher’s exact test.