Abstract:To investigate the relationships of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and the level of urinary microalbumin (mALB) with cognitive impairment in patients of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD). Methods Eighty-four patients with CSVD and 50 cases of volunteers (control group) were included in the study.The level of mALB were determined and GFR was calculated in all patients, and the correlations of cognitive impairment with GFR and mALB were analyzed. Results The GFR in the CSVD patients was significantly lower than that in the control group, while the level of urine microalbumin was significantly higher than that in the control group (p < 0.05). The MoCA scores in the GFR-positive group of the CSVD patients were sig-nificantly lower than those in the GFR-negative group, the scores in the GFR-positive patients combined with VCI were significantly higher than those in the GFR-negative group (p < 0.05). The MoCA scores in the CSVD patients with positive microalbuminuria were significantly lower than those in the mALB-negative group, but the MoCA scores in the mALB-positive CSVD patients combined with VCI were significantly higher than those in the mALB-negative group (p < 0.05). Conclusions There are cognitive dysfunctions in CSVD patients with abnormal levels of GFR and mALB, and the abnormal levels of GFR and mALB might be involved in the pathogenesis of cognitive impairment in CSVD patients. The detection of GFR and mALB is significant in the early screening of CSVD combined with cognitive impairment.