Morphometric brain changes during aging results from a brazilian necropsy sample;Alterações morfométricas encefálicas durante o envelhecimento: Análise de uma amostra brasileira de casos necropsiados

Dementia e Neuropsychologia

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 332-337

  de Lucena Ferretti, Renata Eloah ^a,b,c   Jacob Filho, Wilson ^a,b   Grinberg, Lea Tenenholz ^a,b,d   Leite, Renata Elaine Paraízo ^a,b   Farfel, José Marcelo ^a,b   Suemoto, Claudia Kimie ^a,b   Saldiva, Paulo Hilário Nascimento ^b,e   Rosemberg, Sérgio ^b,e   Pasqualucci, Carlos Augusto ^a,b,e   Nitrini, Ricardo ^a,b  

^a Laboratory of Medical Investigations 22 (LIM 22)   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c University of ABC   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e São Paulo Autopsy Service   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Brain anatomy; Cephalometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650971764     PISSN: 19805764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1980-57642010dn40400013     Document Type: Article

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