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Gliovascular Mechanisms and White Matter Injury in Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
Key Points Vascular disease is a major cause of dementia in the elderly. White matter is vulnerable to ischemic damage with oligodendrocytes targeted by hypoxia. The neurovascular unit in the white matter includes the oligodendrocytes that myelinate axons. Microglia impact…