Atrophy of the hippocampus, parietal cortex, and insula in Alzheimer's disease: A volumetric magnetic resonance imaging study

Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 81-89

  Foundas, Anne L ^a   Leonard, Christiana M ^b   Mahoney, S Melissa ^b   Agee, O Frank ^b   Heilman, Kenneth M ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Atrophy; Neuroimaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INSULA; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRIATE CORTEX;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATROPHY; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARIETAL LOBE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0031005984     PISSN: 0894878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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