The role of brain infarcts and hippocampal atrophy in subcortical ischaemic vascular dementia

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 192-197

  Gainotti, G ^a   Acciarri, A ^a   Bizzarro, A ^a   Marra, C ^a   Masullo, C ^a   Misciagna, S ^a   Tartaglione, T ^a   Valenza, A ^a   Colosimo, C ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Brain infarcts; Hippocampal atrophy; Multi infarct dementia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATROPHY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 8444222695     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-004-0321-5     Document Type: Article

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