Heterogeneity in mild cognitive impairment: Differences in neuropsychological profile and associated white matter lesion pathology

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 906-914

  Delano Wood, Lisa ^a,c   Bondi, Mark W ^a,c   Sacco, Joshua ^b   Abeles, Norm ^b   Jak, Amy J ^a,c   Libon, David J ^d   Bozoki, Andrea ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e East Lansing   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognition; MCI; Mild cognitive impairment; Neuropsychology; White matter hyperintensity; White matter lesion; WML

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; VOLUMETRY; WHITE MATTER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 72749124060     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617709990257     Document Type: Article

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