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Table 2 The variations of WMH scores from baseline to follow-up for hemodialysis CBF increased and decreased patients

From: Association between white matter hyperintensities and altered cerebral blood flow in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a longitudinal study

 

Grey matter CBF

White matter CBF

Whole matter CBF

increased

decreased

P

increased

decreased

P

increased

decreased

P

dWMH variation

(+/-)

1/14

8/10

0.015

1/15

8/9

0.009

1/15

8/9

0.009

pWMH variation (+/-)

3/12

4/14

0.876

3/13

4/13

0.737

3/13

4/13

0.737

Up-level CW-WMH variation (+/-)

3/12

6/12

0.392

3/13

6/11

0.286

3/13

6/11

0.286

Lower-level CW-WMH variation (+/-)

2/13

7/11

0.101

2/14

7/10

0.065

2/14

7/10

0.065

total CW-WMH variation (+/-)

4/11

9/9

0.172

4/12

9/8

0.101

4/12

9/8

0.101

  1. WMH = white matter hyperintensities; CBF = cerebral blood flow; dWMH = deep white matter hyperintensities; pWMH = periventricular white matter hyperintensities; CW-WMH = cerebral watershed white matter hyperintensities