Untangling vascular cognitive impairment

Stroke

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 739-740

  Merino, José G ^a  

^a SUBURBAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Cognitive impairment; Cognitive neurology; Vascular dementia; VCI

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; EDITORIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR DISEASE; WHITE MATTER; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; HUMAN;

CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; HUMANS;

EID: 41249089970     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.510289     Document Type: Editorial

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