Research interest in cerebral small vessel disease, which is manifested as lacunar infarct and white matter changes, has surged in the last decade. Small vessel disease has been increasingly recognized via neuroimaging to be highly prevalent among the elderly and more importantly; it is associated with cognitive impairment. Since the population worldwide is ageing, the cognitive burden associated with small vessel disease is foreseen to rise. This burden will be particularly great in China where the population is vast. However, data of cognitive impairment related to small vessel disease among Chinese is scarce. / The methods and results of these studies will be presented in the thesis. In brief, the author concluded that (1) among Chinese stroke patients with relevant subcortical lacunar infarct, underlying intracranial large artery disease should be looked for before attributing that the lacunar infarct is due to small vessel disease because of its not uncommon association with lacunar infarcts among Chinese; (2) half of the patients with stroke associated with small vessel disease complain of varying severity levels of cognitive impairment 3 months poststroke and executive dysfunction also affects functional activities; (3) thalamic lacunar infarct and left frontal lobe atrophy have small yet significant influences on cognitive performances; (4) cerebral atrophy predicts prestroke cognitive impairment; and (5) Chinese frontal assessment battery is a moderately valid, while executive clock drawing test is not a valid test in the evaluation of executive dysfunction among Chinese with small vessel disease. / This thesis aimed to present studies that were conducted by the author among Chinese stroke patients on this particular field. The aims of the studies were to evaluate the (1) frequency of relevant intracranial large artery disease among Chinese stroke patients having subcortical lacunar infarcts; (2) frequency and impact of cognitive impairment after stroke associated with small vessel disease; (3) neuroimaging determinants of cognitive performances after stroke associated with small vessel disease; (4) determinants of prestroke cognitive impairment in stroke associated with small vessel disease; and the (5) validity of frontal assessment battery and executive clock drawing test in assessing executive dysfunction among Chinese patients with small vessel disease. / Mok Chung Tong Vincent. / "April 2005." / Adviser: Lawrence Ka Sing Wong. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-07, Section: B, page: 3695. / Thesis (M.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-197). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / School code: 1307.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_343707 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Contributors | Mok, Chung Tong Vincent., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Medicine. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, theses |
| Format | electronic resource, microform, microfiche, 1 online resource (xxiv, 218 p. : ill.) |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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