Microbleeds Are Independently Related to Gait Disturbances in Elderly Individuals With Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD), including white matter lesions and lacunar infarcts, is related to gait disturbances. Microbleeds (MB) are another manifestation of SVD, but their clinical impact remains unclear. We therefore investigated the relation between the number and location of MB and gait, independently of white matter lesions and lacunar infarcts.MRI scanning was performed in 485 nondemented elderly individuals with cerebral SVD....