Heterogeneity of small vessel disease: A systematic review of MRI and histopathology correlations

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 126-135

  Gouw, Alida A ^a   Seewann, Alexandra ^a,b   Van Der Flier, Wiesje M ^a   Barkhof, Frederik ^a   Rozemuller, Annemieke M ^a   Scheltens, Philip ^a   Geurts, Jeroen J G ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYELIN;

ASTROCYTE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER LEAKAGE; BRAIN DEGENERATION; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL SMALL VESSEL DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENCEPHALITIS; GLIA CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MICROGLIA; NERVE FIBER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; VASCULAR AMYLOIDOSIS; WHITE MATTER HYPERINTENSITY;

EID: 78751574080     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.204685     Document Type: Review

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