White Matter Hyperintensities and Driving Behavior: Mitigating Effects of Hypertension Treatment

GSA 2025 Abstract

Abstract

White matter hyperintensities (WMH) compromise cognitive reserve, potentially accelerating dementia onset. We investigated WMH’s impact on complex cognitive performance through longitudinal analysis of naturalistic driving behavior in older adults (OA).

The paper

Washington University in St. Louis · Barrow Neurological Institute

GSA 2025 Abstract · 31 Dec 2025 · CC BY

Presented at GSA 2025

doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaf122.376