Cognitive correlates of leukoaraiosis in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease

Functional Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-25

  Tsiskaridze, Alexander ^a,b   Shakarishvili, Roman ^a   Janelidze, Marina ^a   Vashadze, Tamara ^a   Chikhladze, Merab ^a  

^a Sarajishvili Institute of Neurology   (Georgia)

^b P Sarajishvili Inst of Neurology   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cognition; Disconnection; Early stages; Leukoaraiosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LEUKOARAIOSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATROPHY; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0031924870     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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