High degree of dilated virchow-robin spaces on MRI is associated with increased risk of dementia

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 663-672

  Zhu, Yi Cheng ^a,b,c,d   Dufouil, Carole ^a,b   Soumaré, Aïcha ^a,b   Mazoyer, Bernard ^e,f,g,h   Chabriat, Hugues ^a,c   Tzourio, Christophe ^a,b,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^d PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^g CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^h INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Dilated Virchow Robin space; incident dementia; MRI

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DILATED VIRCHOW ROBIN SPACE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 78650827370     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2010-100378     Document Type: Article

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