Periventricular and deep white matter leukoaraiosis have a closer association with cerebral microbleeds than age

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 98-104

  Yamada, S ^a,b   Saiki, M ^a   Satow, T ^a   Fukuda, A ^c   Ito, M ^a   Minami, S ^a   Miyamoto, S ^d  

^a Shiga Medical Center for Adults   (Japan)

^b HAMAMATSU ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Shiga Medical Center for Children   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

weighted gradient recalled echo imaging; 3D T2; Brain aging; Cerebral infarction; Cerebral microbleeds; Deep white matter hyperintensity; Intracerebral hemorrhage; Magnetic resonance imaging; Periventricular hyperintensity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEUKOARAIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; LEUKOARAIOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84155168987     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2011.03451.x     Document Type: Article

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