Clinical correlates of cerebral white matter hyperintensities in cognitively normal older adults

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-131

  Williams, L R ^a,d   Hutchinson, C E ^a   Jackson, A ^a   Horan, M A ^a   Jones, M ^a   McInnes, L ^b   Rabbitt, P M A ^c   Pendleton, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Brain; Cerebrovascular disease; Leukoariaosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; White matter lesions

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; WHITE MATTER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 74449090658     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.02.012     Document Type: Article

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