Age related cognitive decline: A clinical entity? A longitudinal study of cerebral blood flow and memory performance

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 601-608

  Celsis, P ^a,b   Agniel, A ^b   Cardebat, D ^a   Demonet J F ^a   Ousset, P J ^c   Puel, M ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b CHU PURPAN   (France)

^c Serv Univ Psychiat l'Enfant l'A   (France)

Author keywords

Age related cognitive decline; Alzheimer's disease; Cerebral blood flow; Longitudinal study; Memory

Indexed keywords

XENON 133;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PAIRED ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030982674     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.62.6.601     Document Type: Article

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