Prevention of white-matter lesions through control of cerebrovascular risk factors

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 147-151

  DeCarli, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Hypertension; Leukoaraiosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Treatment; White matter hyperintensities

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEUKOARAIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WHITE MATTER;

AGED; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0141485221     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610203009116     Document Type: Conference Paper

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