The type of cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD) is not associated with the severity of intracranial atherosclerosis
Parenchymal markers of cSVD severity are not associated with intracranial atherosclerosis.
No association with presence of dementia and intracranial atherosclerosis was found after adjustment for confounders.
cSVDs while sharing risk factors may not be influenced by upstream atherosclerotic larger vessel pathologies.