Magnetic resonance imaging, Down's syndrome and Alzheimer's disease: Research and clinical implications

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 90-100

  Prasher, V ^a   Cumella, S ^b   Natarajan, K ^c   Rolfe, E ^c   Shah, S ^a   Haque, M S ^b  

^a Monyhull Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Down's syndrome; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SEDATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN; DEMENTIA; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0346403232     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2788.2003.00445.x     Document Type: Article

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