Small vessel disease (SVD): management
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Small vessel disease (SVD): management. Smoking cessation, Regular exercise, Healthy diet, Low dietary sodium. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Lifestyle modifications
- Smoking cessation
- Regular exercise
- Healthy diet
- Low dietary sodium
- Folic acid and vitamin B12
- Good sleep hygiene
- Minimising stress
Medical interventions
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Non-beneficial interventions
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Management of genetic SVD
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Investigational treatments
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Acronym
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References
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- Mancuso M, Arnold M, Bersano A, et al. Monogenic cerebral small-vessel diseases: diagnosis and therapy. Consensus recommendations of the European Academy of Neurology. Eur J Neurol 2020; 27:909-927.
- Wardlaw JM, Debette S, Jokinen H, et al. ESO Guideline on covert cerebral small vessel disease. Eur Stroke J 2021; 6:IV.
- Grueter BE, Schulz UG. Age-related cerebral white matter disease (leukoaraiosis): a review. Postgrad Med J 2012; 88:79-87.
- Goldstein ED, Wolcott Z, Garg G, et al. Effect of antihypertensives by class on cerebral small vessel disease: a post hoc analysis of SPRINT-MIND. Stroke 2022 (Online ahead of print).
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