The influence of white matter lesions on neuropsychological functioning in demented and non-demented 85-year-olds

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 93, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 142-148

  Skoog, I ^a,c   Berg, S ^b   Johansson, B ^b   Palmertz, B ^c   Andreasson, L A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aging; Computed tomography of the head; Dementia; Epidemiological method; Neuropsychology; White matter lesion

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; SENESCENCE; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0029920578     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1996.tb00190.x     Document Type: Article

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