White matter diffusivity predicts memory in patients with subjective and mild cognitive impairment and normal CSF total tau levels

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-69

  Grambaite, Ramune ^a,b   Stenset, Vidar ^a,c   Reinvang, Ivar ^b   Walhovd, Kristine B ^b   Fjell, Andres M ^b   Fladby, Tormod ^a  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cognition; Diffusion tensor imaging; Hippocampus volume; MCI; Mild cognitive impairment; SCI; Subjective cognitive impairment; Tau; White matter

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149155333     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617709990932     Document Type: Article

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