Brain aging in normal Egyptians: Cognition, education, personality, genetic and immunological study

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 211, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 15-22

  Elwan, Osamah ^a   Madkour, Obsis ^a   Elwan, Fadia ^b   Mostafa, Mervat ^a   Helmy, Azza Abbas ^a   Abdel Naseer, Maged ^a   Shafy, Sanaa Abdel ^b   El Faiuomy, Nervana ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein E; Cognitive functions; Education; ICAM 1; Interleukin 6; Normal brain aging; P300; Personality

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EGYPT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NEUROSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0037615126     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(03)00032-7     Document Type: Article

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