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The aim of this study is to investigate whether MRI markers of white matter hyperintensities (WMHs), reflecting small-vessel disease, are associated with motor and cognitive impairment, disease staging and prognosis in ALS.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>In this retrospective cohort study MRI scans from 399 ALS patients were evaluated for periventricular and deep white matter hyperintensities (pvWMH and dWMH) using visual grading scales together with semi-automated volumetric quantification of relative WMH volume (WMHrv). The primary outcome was survival. Secondary outcomes included disease staging, functional impairment, motor and cognitive outcome measures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>WMH burden was associated with more advanced King\u2019s topographic staging [pvWMH (P &amp;lt; 0.001), dWMH (P = 0.002)] and MiToS functional staging [pvWMH (P &amp;lt; 0.001), dWMH (P = 0.017)]. High pvWMH burden was associated with shorter survival [exp(\u03b2) = 3.503; 95% CI = 1.131, 10.832; P = 0.030] after adjustment for known prognostic factors. WMH measures correlated with greater functional impairment on ALSFRS-R score [pvWMH (P &amp;lt; 0.001), dWMH (P = 0.003), WMHrv (P = 0.008)]. WMH burden correlated with more severe lower, but not upper, motor neuron impairment, as measured with the MRC sum score [pvWMH (P = 0.002), dWMH (P = 0.024), WMHrv (p=0.030)] and lower motor neuron score [pvWMH (P &amp;lt; 0.001), dWMH (P = 0.001)]. WMH burden was also associated with cognitive deficits on the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural ALS Screen (ECAS), as indicated by total [pvWMH (P = 0.007), dWMH (P = 0.009), WMHrv (P = 0.037)] and ALS-specific ECAS scores [pvWMH (P = 0.001), dWMH (P = 0.020), WMHrv (P = 0.022)].<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>This large-scale MRI study links small-vessel disease to clinical staging, survival and ALS-specific motor (distinctively LMN) and cognitive impairments. These results suggest that WMHs may reflect a diffuse neurovascular pathology spanning cortical and spinal regions and may be relevant to ALS progression. Routine MRI assessment of WMHs could aid patient stratification and inform trial designs. 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