White matter magnetic resonance imaging hyperintensity in Alzheimer's disease: Correlations with corpus callosum atrophy

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 243, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 231-234

  Vermersch, Patrick ^a   Roche, Jean ^a   Hamon, Michèle ^a   Daems Monpeurt, Christine ^a   Pruvo, Jean Pierre ^a   Dewailly, Philippe ^a   Petit, Henri ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Corpus callosum; Magnetic resonance imaging; Signal hyperintensity; White matter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SENILE DEMENTIA; WHITE MATTER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATROPHY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030069154     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00868519     Document Type: Article

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