- Presence of vascularity are determined by; 1) more than 2 vascular risk factors in recent 5 years (hypertension, diabetes, stroke, dyslipidemia, other cardiovascular disease, obesity, lack of exercise, and smoking) AND 2) more than 1 evidence of vascular neurological symptom, sign, or history AND 3) neuroimaging evidence of white matter hyperintensity, which is rated moderate or severe on MR T2-weighted image(T2WI) or FLAIR images.