Qualitative magnetic resonance imaging findings in geriatric depression. Possible link between later-onset depression and Alzheimer's disease?

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 421-431

  Greenwald, B S ^a   Kramer Ginsberg, E ^b   Bogerts, B ^b   Ashtari, M ^b   Aupperle, P ^b   Wu, H ^b   Allen, L ^b   Zeman, D ^b   Patel, M ^b  

^a ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SENESCENCE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATROPHY; BRAIN; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030894173     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291796004576     Document Type: Article

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