Distinct patterns of neuronal loss and Alzheimer's disease lesion distribution in elderly individuals older than 90 years

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1210-1220

  Giannakopoulos, Panteleimon ^a   Hof, Patrick R ^b   Kövari, Enikö ^a   Vallet, Philippe G ^a   Herrmann, François R ^a   Bouras, Constantin ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HUG Belle Idée   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Brain aging; Centenarians; Neurofibrillary tangle; Neuronal loss; Senile plaque

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL LOSS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENILE PLAQUE; SUBICULUM;

EID: 0029857822     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005072-199612000-00004     Document Type: Article

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