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Retraction

RETRACTED: Chuang et al. Neutrophil–Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in a Geriatric Community: The I-Lan Longitudinal Aging Study. Brain Sci. 2023, 13, 1087

by
Shao-Yuan Chuang
1,2,†,
Yin-Chen Hsu
3,4,5,†,
Kuang-Wei Chou
3,6,
Kuo-Song Chang
6,7,
Chiong-Hee Wong
6,
Ya-Hui Hsu
3,6,
Hao-Min Cheng
2,8,9,10,
Chien-Wei Chen
4,5,* and
Pang-Yen Chen
2,3,6,*
1
Institute of Population Health Science, National Health Research Institute, Miaoli 36001, Taiwan
2
Institute of Public Health, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University School of Medicine, Taipei 30010, Taiwan
3
Department of Nursing, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology, Hsinchu 30015, Taiwan
4
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Chiayi Branch, Chiayi 61363, Taiwan
5
College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
6
Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 11008, Taiwan
7
Mackay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing, and Management, Taipei 11260, Taiwan
8
Department of Internal Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University School of Medicine, Taipei 31254, Taiwan
9
Center for Evidence-Based Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan
10
Department of Medical Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 11217, Taiwan
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Brain Sci. 2025, 15(11), 1246; https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15111246
Submission received: 21 August 2025 / Accepted: 12 September 2025 / Published: 20 November 2025
Versions Notes
The journal retracts the article titled “Neutrophil–Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in a Geriatric Community: The I-Lan Longitudinal Aging Study” [1], cited above.
Following publication, concerns were raised with the Editorial Office regarding authorship issues and unauthorized use of data presented within this article [1].
Adhering to our standard procedure, the Editorial Office, Editorial Board, and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University conducted an investigation that confirmed that a number of authors were not aware of the manuscript’s submission and subsequent publication, nor were the appropriate permission to publish the data gained. Consequently, the Editorial Board decided to retract this article as per MDPI’s retraction policy (https://www.mdpi.com/ethics#_bookmark30, accessed on 1 July 2025).
This retraction was approved by the Editor-in-Chief of the Brain Sciences journal.
Shao-Yuan Chuang and Hao-Min Cheng agree with this retraction. Pang-Yen Chen disagrees with this retraction. The remaining authors did not provide a comment on this decision.

Reference

  1. Chuang, S.-Y.; Hsu, Y.-C.; Chou, K.-W.; Chang, K.-S.; Wong, C.-H.; Hsu, Y.-H.; Cheng, H.-M.; Chen, C.-W.; Chen, P.-Y. RETRACTED: Neutrophil–Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in a Geriatric Community: The I-Lan Longitudinal Aging Study. Brain Sci. 2023, 13, 1087. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
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Chuang, S.-Y.; Hsu, Y.-C.; Chou, K.-W.; Chang, K.-S.; Wong, C.-H.; Hsu, Y.-H.; Cheng, H.-M.; Chen, C.-W.; Chen, P.-Y. RETRACTED: Chuang et al. Neutrophil–Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in a Geriatric Community: The I-Lan Longitudinal Aging Study. Brain Sci. 2023, 13, 1087. Brain Sci. 2025, 15, 1246. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15111246

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Chuang S-Y, Hsu Y-C, Chou K-W, Chang K-S, Wong C-H, Hsu Y-H, Cheng H-M, Chen C-W, Chen P-Y. RETRACTED: Chuang et al. Neutrophil–Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in a Geriatric Community: The I-Lan Longitudinal Aging Study. Brain Sci. 2023, 13, 1087. Brain Sciences. 2025; 15(11):1246. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15111246

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Chuang, Shao-Yuan, Yin-Chen Hsu, Kuang-Wei Chou, Kuo-Song Chang, Chiong-Hee Wong, Ya-Hui Hsu, Hao-Min Cheng, Chien-Wei Chen, and Pang-Yen Chen. 2025. "RETRACTED: Chuang et al. Neutrophil–Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in a Geriatric Community: The I-Lan Longitudinal Aging Study. Brain Sci. 2023, 13, 1087" Brain Sciences 15, no. 11: 1246. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15111246

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Chuang, S.-Y., Hsu, Y.-C., Chou, K.-W., Chang, K.-S., Wong, C.-H., Hsu, Y.-H., Cheng, H.-M., Chen, C.-W., & Chen, P.-Y. (2025). RETRACTED: Chuang et al. Neutrophil–Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in a Geriatric Community: The I-Lan Longitudinal Aging Study. Brain Sci. 2023, 13, 1087. Brain Sciences, 15(11), 1246. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15111246

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