Medial temporal atrophy but not memory deficit predicts progression to dementia in patients with mild cognitive impairment

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1219-1222

  Geroldi, C ^a   Rossi, R ^a   Calvagna, C ^a   Testa, C ^a   Bresciani, L ^a   Binetti, G ^a   Zanetti, O ^a   Frisoni, G B ^a  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN CORTEX; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAL TEMPORAL ATROPHY; MEMORY DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 33750445916     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.082651     Document Type: Article

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