J Stroke.  2022 May;24(2):296-299. 10.5853/jos.2021.04385.

Increased Neurofilament Light Chain Is Associated with Increased Risk of Long-Term Mortality in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

• Jacob MA
• Peters N
• Cai M
• Duering M
• Engelter ST
• Kuhle J
• de Leeuw FE
• Tuladhar AM

• KMID: 2530533
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5853/jos.2021.04385

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  Figure 1. Distribution of serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL) between survivors and deceased patients. Deceased patients (in red) exhibiting higher age-normalized sNfL levels at baseline compared to survivors (in blue) after a 14-year follow-up. Data represent individual measures of both groups including 1.5 interquartile range error bars.

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  Figure 2. Survival probability between patients with low and high serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL). Differences in survival probability between patients with low and high sNfL at baseline. Patients were categorized based on the median sNfL of total group.

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