Age-related white matter lesions are associated with reduction of the apparent diffusion coefficient in the cerebellum

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1063-1066

  Bugalho, P ^a,c   Viana Baptista, M ^a,b   Jordao C ^c   Secca, M F ^b,c   Ferro, J M ^d  

^a Hospital Egas Moniz

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c Ressonância Magnética Caselas ^*  (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Age related white matter lesions; Cerebellum; Diffusion

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN REGION; CALCULATION; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GAIT; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VASCULAR DISEASE; WALKING SPEED; WHITE MATTER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBELLUM; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 34548129897     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01817.x     Document Type: Article

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