Cognitive correlates of brain MRI subcortical signal hyperintensities in non-demented elderly

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-35

  Marshall, Gad A ^a,c   Hendrickson, Rick ^a   Kaufer, Daniel I ^d   Ivanco, Larry S ^a   Bohnen, Nicolaas I ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Cognitive functions; Magnetic resonance imaging; Non demented elderly; Subcortical gray and capsular structures; White matter hyperintensities

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RATING SCALE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TASK PERFORMANCE; WHITE MATTER; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 31344455369     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1419     Document Type: Article

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