The Human Frontal Lobes and Frontal Network Systems: An Evolutionary, Clinical, and Treatment Perspective

Table 8

Conditions that can present with white matter hypertensities on MRI brain scan.

(i) Cerebrovascular (HTN, Atrial fibrillation, DM, Homocysteine)
(ii) Alzheimer’s
(iii) APOE 4 status
(iv) Trauma
(v) Migraine
(vi) AIDS dementia
(vii) Psychiatric (bipolar, schizophrenia)
(viii) Autism
(ix) CADASIL
(x) Wilson’s, Hallervorden Spatz
(xi) Dystonia
(xii) Neuroacanthocytosis
(xiii) Fragile X associated tremor and ataxia
(xiv) Susac’s syndrome
(xv) Myotonic dystrophy type 1 and 2
(xvi) Hypoglycemic encephalopathy
(xvii) Leukodystrophies (Metachromatic, Krabbe)
(xviii) Multiple sclerosis
(xix) Autoimmune vasculitis (SLE, Sjogren’s)