Chagas disease is independently associated with brain atrophy

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 256, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1363-1365

  Oliveira Filho, Jamary ^a,c   Vieira De Melo, Rodrigo M ^a   Reis, Paulo S O ^a   Lacerda, Amanda M ^a   Neville, Iuri S ^a   Cincura, Carolina ^a   Menezes, Daniela F ^a   Viana, Leila C ^a   Jesus, Pedro A P ^a   Lopes, Antonio A ^a   Reis, Francisco J F B ^a   Furie, Karen L ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

All cognitive disorders dementia; Computed tomography; Other cerebrovascular disease stroke; Parasitic infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CEREBELLUM; CHAGAS DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ATROPHY; BRAIN; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CAUSALITY; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHAGAS DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 68349144126     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-009-5105-7     Document Type: Article

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