Unhealthy White Matter Connectivity, Cognition, and Racialization in Older Adults

brain neurons and white matter

White matter hyperintensities (WMH) may promote clinical Alzheimer’s disease (AD) disparities between Black American (BA) and non-Hispanic White (nHW) populations. Using a novel measurement, unhealthy white matter connectivity (UWMC), we interrogated racialized group differences in associations between WMH in AD pathology-affected regions and cognition.

Authors on this article include:
Sarah K. Royse, Beth E. Snitz, James B. Hengenius, Theodore J. Huppert, Rebecca E. Roush, Rebecca E. Ehrenkranz, James D. Wilson, Marnie Bertolet, Alexandria C. Reese, Geraldine Cisneros, Katey Potopenko, James T. Becker, Ann D. Cohen, C. Elizabeth Shaaban

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doi.org/10.1002/alz.13494

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