White matter hyperintensities as a predictor of neuropsychological deficits post-stroke

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1229-1233

  Jokinen, H ^a,b   Kalska, H ^b   Mantyla R ^a   Ylikoski, R ^a   Hietanen, M ^a   Pohjasvaara, T ^a,c   Kaste, M ^a   Erkinjuntti, T ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Lohja Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL FUNCTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOPATHY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STROKE; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 23944446790     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.055657     Document Type: Article

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