Subclinical carotid atherosclerosis and cognitive function

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 124, Issue SUPPL. 191, 2011, Pages 18-22

  Arntzen, K A ^a,b   Mathiesen, E B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Carotid atherosclerosis; Cognitive function; Dementia; Epidemiology; Intima media thickness; Plaque; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; INTIMA; REVIEW; TUNICA MEDIA;

CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 80855125561     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2011.01538.x     Document Type: Article

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