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The Meta VCI Map consortium for meta‐analyses on strategic lesion locations for vascular cognitive impairment using lesion‐symptom mapping: Design and multicenter pilot study
Document Type
article
Source
Alzheimer's & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring. 11(1)
Subject
Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
Clinical Sciences
Biomedical Imaging
Atherosclerosis
Clinical Research
Brain Disorders
Acquired Cognitive Impairment
Stroke
Neurosciences
Meta VCI Map consortium
Cerebrovascular disease
Consortium
Data harmonization
Lesion location
Lesion-symptom mapping
Small vessel disease
Support vector regression
Vascular cognitive impairment
Genetics
Biological psychology
Language
Abstract
IntroductionThe Meta VCI Map consortium performs meta-analyses on strategic lesion locations for vascular cognitive impairment using lesion-symptom mapping. Integration of data from different cohorts will increase sample sizes, to improve brain lesion coverage and support comprehensive lesion-symptom mapping studies.MethodsCohorts with available imaging on white matter hyperintensities or infarcts and cognitive testing were invited. We performed a pilot study to test the feasibility of multicenter data processing and analysis and determine the benefits to lesion coverage.ResultsForty-seven groups have joined Meta VCI Map (stroke n = 7800 patients; memory clinic n = 4900; population-based n = 14,400). The pilot study (six ischemic stroke cohorts, n = 878) demonstrated feasibility of multicenter data integration (computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging) and achieved marked improvement of lesion coverage.DiscussionMeta VCI Map will provide new insights into the relevance of vascular lesion location for cognitive dysfunction. After the successful pilot study, further projects are being prepared. Other investigators are welcome to join.