Erratum to 'Contribution of acute infarcts to cerebral small vessel disease progression'

Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) constitutes the mainvascular cause of cognitive impairment and dementia,and accounts for about one-fifth of all strokes.1,2 SVD is further associated with gait impairment, mood disturbances, andlate-life disability.3 Conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) markers of SVD include white matter hyperintensities(WMH), lacunes, and cerebral microbleeds, with WMHbeing the most widely studied.2 Traditionally, WMH havebeen attributed to chronic cerebral hypoperfusion. However,evidence for this hypothesis remains inconclusive.4,5