Sex differences in the causes and consequences of white matter hyperintensities

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 946-956

  Sachdev, P S ^a,b   Parslow, R ^c   Wen, W ^a,b   Anstey, K J ^d   Easteal, S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

MRI; Sex differences; Small vessel disease; White matter hyperintensities

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN REGION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH; HEART DISEASE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; WHITE MATTER; WHITE MATTER HYPERINTENSITY;

AGE FACTORS; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 65249107237     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2007.08.023     Document Type: Article

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