Vascular smooth muscle function is associated with initiation and processing speed in patients with atherosclerotic vascular disease

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 535-541

  Moser, David J ^a   Miller, I N Ivy N ^a   Hoth, Karin F ^b,c   Correia, Marcelo ^a   Arndt, Stephan ^a   Haynes, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Atherosclerosis; Neuropsychology; Subcortical vascular dementia; Vascular dementia; Vascular endothelium dependent relaxation

Indexed keywords

VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDUCATION; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

AGED; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REACTION TIME; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 46649084246     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617708080697     Document Type: Article

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