White matter lesions as a feature of cognitive impairment, low vitality and other symptoms of geriatric syndrome in the elderly

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-100

  Sonohara, Kazuki ^a   Kozaki, Koichi ^a   Akishita, Masahiro ^b   Nagai, Kumiko ^a   Hasegawa, Hiroshi ^a   Kuzuya, Masafumi ^c   Yokote, Koutaro ^d   Toba, Kenji ^a  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d CHIBA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deep white matter hyperintensity; Geriatric syndrome; Periventricular hyperintensity; White matter lesion

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SYNDROME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SYNDROME;

EID: 55749089394     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2008.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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