Ultrasonographic assessment of carotid wall characteristics and cognitive functions in a community sample of 59- to 71-year-olds

Stroke

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1290-1295

  Auperin, A ^a   Berr, C ^a   Bonithon Kopp, C ^b   Touboul, P J ^c   Ruelland, I ^d   Ducimetiere, P ^b   Alperovitch, A ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^d Centre d'Examen EVA   (France)

Author keywords

aging; atherosclerosis; carotid arteries; cognition; epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY ANOMALY; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0029842843     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.27.8.1290     Document Type: Article

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