Stereologic analysis of microvascular morphology in the elderly: Alzheimer disease pathology and cognitive status

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 235-244

  Bouras, Constantin ^a,c,d   Kövari, Enikö ^a   Herrmann, François R ^a   Rivara, Claire Bénédicte ^c   Bailey, Thomasina L ^c   Von Gunten, Armin ^b   Hof, Patrick R ^c   Giannakopoulos, Panteleimon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^b University of Lausanne Medical Center   (Switzerland)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer; Cognition; Dementia; Microvasculature

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID;

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BRAIN CAPILLARY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MICROCIRCULATION; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DEMENTIA RATING SCALE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; MORPHOMETRICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NERVE CELL; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STEREOLOGY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMALS; CAPILLARIES; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STATISTICS;

EID: 33646759259     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jnen.0000203077.53080.2c     Document Type: Article

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