Brain atrophy in frontotemporal dementia

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 157-165

  Frisoni, G B ^a   Beltramello, A ^b   Geroldi, C ^a   Weiss, C ^b   Bianchetti, A ^a   Trabucchi, M ^a  

^a GERIATRIC RESEARCH GROUP   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Frontotemporal dementia; Hippocampal formation; Medial temporal lobe

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN REGION; DEMENTIA; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0029816115     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.61.2.157     Document Type: Article

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