Pathophysiology of cerebral small vessels in vascular cognitive impairment

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 59-65

  Pantoni, Leonardo ^a   Simoni, Michela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Lacunar infarcts; Magnetic resonance; Small vessel disease; White matter changes

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN INFARCTION; CADASIL; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMENTIA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; LEUKOARAIOSIS; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SYNDROME CADASIL; SYNDROME DELINEATION; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0141596878     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1041610203008974     Document Type: Conference Paper

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